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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Heath \Heath\ (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant
     heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel.
     hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i
     field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr.
     ksh[=e]tra field. [root]20.]
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) A low shrub ({Erica vulgaris or Calluna vulgaris),
            with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of
            pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,
            thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It
            is also called heather, and ling.
        (b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which
            several are European, and many more are South African,
            some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of
        country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Their stately growth, though bare,
              Stands on the blasted heath.          --Milton
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Heath cock (Zo["o]l.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse
        (below).
  
     Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus
        Triodia+({Triodia+decumbens" rel="nofollow">Triodia ({Triodia decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
  
     Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse
        ({Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heaths; -- called also
        black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl,
        moor fowl. The male is called heath cock, and
        blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
  
     Heath hen. (Zo["o]l.) See Heath grouse (above).
  
     Heath pea (Bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyrus
        macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in
        Scotland are used to flavor whisky.
  
     Heath throstle (Zo["o]l.), a European thrush which
        frequents heaths; the ring ouzel.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Heather \Heath"er\ (h[e^][th]"[~e]r; 277. This is the only
     pronunciation in Scotland), n. [See Heath.]
     Heath. [Scot.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Gorse and grass
           And heather, where his footsteps pass,
           The brighter seem.                       --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Heather bell (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers
        of two European kinds of heather ({Erica Tetralix, and
        Erica cinerea).
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS.
     h??; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei?r waste land, Dan.
     hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture;
     cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh?tra field. [root]20.]
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) A low shrub ({Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris), with
            minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink
            flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,
            thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It
            is also called heather, and ling.
        (b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which
            several are European, and many more are South African,
            some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
  
     2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of
        country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
  
              Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the
              blasted heath.                        --Milton
  
     Heath cock (Zo["o]l.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse
        (below).
  
     Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus
        Triodia+({T.+decumbens" rel="nofollow">Triodia ({T. decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
  
     Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse
        ({Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heats; -- called also
        black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl,
        moor fowl. The male is called, heath cock, and
        blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
  
     Heath hen. (Zo["o]l.) See Heath grouse (above).
  
     Heath pea (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris
        macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in
        Scotland are used to flavor whisky.
  
     Heath throstle (Zo["o]l.), a European thrush which
        frequents heaths; the ring ouzel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Heather \Heath"er\ (?; 277. This is the only pronunciation in
     Scotland), n. [See Heath.]
     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).

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  heather
       n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
            evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn:
            ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris]
       2: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish
          shades with flecks of color [syn: heather mixture]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     Αγγλικά n.
     ρείκι, ερείκη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     a.
     Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     n.
     1 An evergreen plant, ''Calluna vulgaris'', with spiky leaves and
  small purple, pink, or white flowers.
     2 A plant in the family Ericaceae.
     3 Various species of the genus ''Erica''.
     4 Various species of the genus ''Cassiope''.
     5 A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     6 (lb en textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to
  produce flecks.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Heather
     Tagalog n.
     (given name tl female from=English)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     a.
     Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     n.
     1 An evergreen plant, ''Calluna vulgaris'', with spiky leaves and
  small purple, pink, or white flowers.
     2 A plant in the family Ericaceae.
     3 Various species of the genus ''Erica''.
     4 Various species of the genus ''Cassiope''.
     5 A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     6 (lb en textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to
  produce flecks.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Heather
     n.
     (given name en female from=English).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     a.
     Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     n.
     1 An evergreen plant, ''Calluna vulgaris'', with spiky leaves and
  small purple, pink, or white flowers.
     2 A plant in the family Ericaceae.
     3 Various species of the genus ''Erica''.
     4 Various species of the genus ''Cassiope''.
     5 A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     6 (lb en textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to
  produce flecks.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Heather
     n.
     (given name en female from=English).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     a.
     Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     n.
     1 An evergreen plant, ''Calluna vulgaris'', with spiky leaves and
  small purple, pink, or white flowers.
     2 A plant in the family Ericaceae.
     3 Various species of the genus ''Erica''.
     4 Various species of the genus ''Cassiope''.
     5 A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
     6 (lb en textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to
  produce flecks.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Heather
     n.
     (given name en female from=English).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     Englanti n.
     1 kanerva
     2 (''tekstiilit'') meleeratusta kankaasta

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Heather
     Englanti n.
     (etunimi en n)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heather
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=växter språk=en) ljung

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Heather
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=kvinnonamn språk=en) ett
  kvinnonamn<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070741/https://www.babycenter.com/top-baby-names-1987.htm
  BabyCenter.com Most popular baby names of 1987] Heather det nionde
  populäraste namnet i USA år 1987. Läst 4 februari 2019.</ref>

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Heather /hˈɛðə/
  هذر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  Heather //ˈhɛðə// //ˈhɛðɚ// 
  Хедър
  female given name

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/ 
  vřes

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/ 
  vřesovec

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/
  gesprenkelt  [textil.]
     Synonym: heathery
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/
  
  βρύο, ρείκι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  heather //ˈhiːðəɹ// //ˈhɛðə// //ˈhɛðɚ// 
  kanerva 2.
  plant
   3.
  various species of the genus Erica

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/ 
  1. फूलों वाली झाड़ी
        "कुछ छोटे पौधों की"heather"सदाबहार (झाड़ियाँ)होती हैं."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/
  vrijesak

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/
  1. hanga
  2. csarab

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Heather //ˈhɛðə// //ˈhɛðɚ// 
  ヘザー
  female given name

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  heather //ˈhiːðəɹ// //ˈhɛðə// //ˈhɛðɚ// 
  ギリュウモドキ
  plant

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  heather /heðər/
  heide, struikheide

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  heather //ˈhiːðəɹ// //ˈhɛðə// //ˈhɛðɚ// 
  røsslyng
  plant

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  heather /ˈheðə/ 
    wrzos, wrzosiec

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  heather //ˈhiːðəɹ// //ˈhɛðə// //ˈhɛðɚ// 
  1. ljung
  plant
  2. ljung, klockljung
  various species of the genus Erica

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  heather /hˈɛðə/
  1. süpürgeotuna benzer bir çalı, (bot.) Calluna vulgaris
  2. koyu kırmızı renk. bell heather kara süpurgeotu, (bot.) Erica cinerea. heathery  süpürgeotu gibi, süpürgeotuyla kaplı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhɛðɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 石南花;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 石南花
     a. 似石南的,杂色的

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