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heather definition

heather (het̸h′ər)

noun

any of various low-growing plants of the heath family; esp., a plant (Calluna vulgaris) common in the British Isles, with scalelike leaves and stalks of small, bell-shaped, purplish-pink flowers

Etymology: altered (after heath) < ME (northern & Scot) haddyr, prob. < OE *hædre, parallel with clofre, clover, mædre, madder

adjective

  1. like heather in color or appearance
    1. muted; soft: said of colors
    2. marked with flecks of various colors heather tones

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Heather definition

Heath·er (het̸h′ər)

noun

a feminine name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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