/ lɪŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a low plant that is a type of heather and that grows on areas of wild open land (= moorland )
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Norse lyng , of unknown origin.
/ lɪŋ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a low plant that is a type of heather and that grows on areas of wild open land (= moorland )
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Norse lyng , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005