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HEATHER
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (Calluna vulgaris): ling
Adjective
heather (not comparable)
Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.
Anagrams
• heareth
Etymology
Proper noun
Heather (plural Heathers)
A female given name from English.
A surname.
Usage notes
• The given name was popular at the end of the 20th century.
Anagrams
• 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
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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