■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. an area of open uncultivated land, typically on acid sandy soil and covered with ~er, gorse, and coarse grasses.
2》 a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple flowers, characteristic of ~land and moorland. [ Erica tetralix ( cross-leaved ~ ) and other species.]
3》 used in names of ~land butterflies and moths, e.g. small ~ .
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
OE hth , of Gmc origin.