heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris
(noun) common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
heather (countable and uncountable, plural heathers)
(botany) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
(botany) The Ericaceae family.
(botany) Various species of the genus Erica.
(botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
(textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
• (Calluna vulgaris): ling
heather (not comparable)
Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.
• heareth
Heather (plural Heathers)
A female given name from English.
A surname.
• The given name was popular at the end of the 20th century.
• heareth
Source: Wiktionary
Heath"er (; 277. This is the only pronunciation in Scotland), n. Etym: [See Heath.]
Definition: Heath. [Scot.] Gorse and grass And heather, where his footsteps pass, The brighter seem. Longfellow. Heather bell (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers of two European kinds of heather (Erica Tetralix, and E. cinerea).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
