HEATHER


Meaning of HEATHER in English

■ noun a purple-flowered heath typical of moorland and heathland. [ Calluna vulgaris .]

↘ informal any plant of this family (Ericaceae); a heath.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

OE hadre , hedre , of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.