Definition of heather in English:

heather

noun ˈhɛðəˈhɛðər

mass noun

1A purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed.
帚石楠。亦称LING
Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae (the heather family). This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the bilberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs
Also called ling
Example sentencesExamples
- Around the rock rested an expansive wreath of heathers and rhododendrons.
- ‘It's ideal for plants that are acid lovers, such as rhododendron, azaleas and heathers, and it's also weed-free,’ he said.
- Litter is a foreign word and the flower beds are immaculate as the heathers and shrubs thrive in the winter weather with the daffodils lurking beneath the surface.
- Asters look fabulous combined with gold variegated trailing ivies and heathers with lime-green or flame coloured foliage.
- They do not need a wall and are happy to scramble over heathers, conifers, trees or hedges.
- Have you ever investigated all the available varieties of heaths and heathers?
- Rhododendrons, most heathers, camellias, pieris, skimmia, citrus and many others must have acid soil.
- Another simple and instant solution would be to plant up twin containers with a combination of dwarf conifers and winter-flowering heathers that come in every shade from white through pink to dark red.
- In February and March, heathers and hellebores kick off Annemarie's garden's flowering season, which continues until late in the year.
- Skimmias also like to grow in slightly acid soil, making them superb companions for the heathers and ivies of your choice.
- Its edge sliced the crisp air, graceful as its owner that stepped and leapt, feral across the ground, through the low purple heathers and verdant mosses.
- Also, who is a good supplier of a variety of heathers that give a display all year round?
- You can use a combination of plants: primulas, cyclamen, heathers and ivy are all useful for winter colour.
- Containers can be given a new lease of life by replacing these plants with autumn and winter specimens such as pansies, winter-flowering heathers, hardy cyclamen and evergreen ivies.
- It's a shared space and has heathers, ferns, gorse and many wild flowers (not at this time of year) growing on it.
- This is beautifully landscaped and laid out so the customer can see what the heathers, conifers and shrubs he is planning to buy will look like in a garden.
- A third of it is open heathland, carpeted with purple heathers and spotted yellow with gorse.
- Tolerant of cold winds and frost, its height makes it an ideal pot plant in a mixed bed of carpeting heathers and ground-covering conifers.
- We especially liked the colorful heathers and the brilliant Japanese maples.
- Groundcover plantings of smoky mauve heathers come alive in spring with surrounding sweeps of cobalt blue grape hyacinths.
1. 1.1informal Any plant of the Ericaceae family similar to heather; a heath.

Derivatives

heathery

adjective

There are warm heathery notes of the toasted Languedoc soil among the bright strawberry and plum tones.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even tweeds and heathery mixtures camouflage soil.
- This is a wine that Ryanair needs to watch out for: it can transport you in a Proustian rush to the dry, heathery heat of an evening north of Carcassonne for less than £9 return.
- The ideal wine to match this array of tastes is actually a complex nut and lime-tinged Semillon, which acts as a perky foil for the fragrant, heathery lamb.
- This lush, warm red exudes a warm, heathery nose, that evokes the other worldly burned soil and lavender of the north-east Languedoc.

Origin

Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th century; the change in the first syllable in the 18th century was due to association with heath.

Rhymes

altogether, feather, leather, nether, tether, together, weather, wether, whether

Definition of heather in US English:

heather

nounˈhɛðərˈheT͟Hər

1A purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed.
帚石楠。亦称LING
Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae. This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the blueberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs
Also called ling
Example sentencesExamples
- This is beautifully landscaped and laid out so the customer can see what the heathers, conifers and shrubs he is planning to buy will look like in a garden.
- ‘It's ideal for plants that are acid lovers, such as rhododendron, azaleas and heathers, and it's also weed-free,’ he said.
- Around the rock rested an expansive wreath of heathers and rhododendrons.
- They do not need a wall and are happy to scramble over heathers, conifers, trees or hedges.
- You can use a combination of plants: primulas, cyclamen, heathers and ivy are all useful for winter colour.
- Asters look fabulous combined with gold variegated trailing ivies and heathers with lime-green or flame coloured foliage.
- Also, who is a good supplier of a variety of heathers that give a display all year round?
- Groundcover plantings of smoky mauve heathers come alive in spring with surrounding sweeps of cobalt blue grape hyacinths.
- Litter is a foreign word and the flower beds are immaculate as the heathers and shrubs thrive in the winter weather with the daffodils lurking beneath the surface.
- Rhododendrons, most heathers, camellias, pieris, skimmia, citrus and many others must have acid soil.
- A third of it is open heathland, carpeted with purple heathers and spotted yellow with gorse.
- We especially liked the colorful heathers and the brilliant Japanese maples.
- Its edge sliced the crisp air, graceful as its owner that stepped and leapt, feral across the ground, through the low purple heathers and verdant mosses.
- In February and March, heathers and hellebores kick off Annemarie's garden's flowering season, which continues until late in the year.
- Have you ever investigated all the available varieties of heaths and heathers?
- Another simple and instant solution would be to plant up twin containers with a combination of dwarf conifers and winter-flowering heathers that come in every shade from white through pink to dark red.
- It's a shared space and has heathers, ferns, gorse and many wild flowers (not at this time of year) growing on it.
- Containers can be given a new lease of life by replacing these plants with autumn and winter specimens such as pansies, winter-flowering heathers, hardy cyclamen and evergreen ivies.
- Tolerant of cold winds and frost, its height makes it an ideal pot plant in a mixed bed of carpeting heathers and ground-covering conifers.
- Skimmias also like to grow in slightly acid soil, making them superb companions for the heathers and ivies of your choice.
1. 1.1informal Any plant of the Ericaceae family similar to heather; a heath.

Origin

Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th century; the change in the first syllable in the 18th century was due to association with heath.

单词	heather
释义	Definition of heather in English: heather noun ˈhɛðəˈhɛðər mass noun 1A purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed. 帚石楠。亦称LING Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae (the heather family). This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the bilberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs Also called ling Example sentencesExamples Around the rock rested an expansive wreath of heathers and rhododendrons. ‘It's ideal for plants that are acid lovers, such as rhododendron, azaleas and heathers, and it's also weed-free,’ he said. Litter is a foreign word and the flower beds are immaculate as the heathers and shrubs thrive in the winter weather with the daffodils lurking beneath the surface. Asters look fabulous combined with gold variegated trailing ivies and heathers with lime-green or flame coloured foliage. They do not need a wall and are happy to scramble over heathers, conifers, trees or hedges. Have you ever investigated all the available varieties of heaths and heathers? Rhododendrons, most heathers, camellias, pieris, skimmia, citrus and many others must have acid soil. Another simple and instant solution would be to plant up twin containers with a combination of dwarf conifers and winter-flowering heathers that come in every shade from white through pink to dark red. In February and March, heathers and hellebores kick off Annemarie's garden's flowering season, which continues until late in the year. Skimmias also like to grow in slightly acid soil, making them superb companions for the heathers and ivies of your choice. Its edge sliced the crisp air, graceful as its owner that stepped and leapt, feral across the ground, through the low purple heathers and verdant mosses. Also, who is a good supplier of a variety of heathers that give a display all year round? You can use a combination of plants: primulas, cyclamen, heathers and ivy are all useful for winter colour. Containers can be given a new lease of life by replacing these plants with autumn and winter specimens such as pansies, winter-flowering heathers, hardy cyclamen and evergreen ivies. It's a shared space and has heathers, ferns, gorse and many wild flowers (not at this time of year) growing on it. This is beautifully landscaped and laid out so the customer can see what the heathers, conifers and shrubs he is planning to buy will look like in a garden. A third of it is open heathland, carpeted with purple heathers and spotted yellow with gorse. Tolerant of cold winds and frost, its height makes it an ideal pot plant in a mixed bed of carpeting heathers and ground-covering conifers. We especially liked the colorful heathers and the brilliant Japanese maples. Groundcover plantings of smoky mauve heathers come alive in spring with surrounding sweeps of cobalt blue grape hyacinths. 1.1informal Any plant of the Ericaceae family similar to heather; a heath. Derivatives heathery adjective There are warm heathery notes of the toasted Languedoc soil among the bright strawberry and plum tones. Example sentencesExamples Even tweeds and heathery mixtures camouflage soil. This is a wine that Ryanair needs to watch out for: it can transport you in a Proustian rush to the dry, heathery heat of an evening north of Carcassonne for less than £9 return. The ideal wine to match this array of tastes is actually a complex nut and lime-tinged Semillon, which acts as a perky foil for the fragrant, heathery lamb. This lush, warm red exudes a warm, heathery nose, that evokes the other worldly burned soil and lavender of the north-east Languedoc. Origin Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th century; the change in the first syllable in the 18th century was due to association with heath. Rhymes altogether, feather, leather, nether, tether, together, weather, wether, whether Definition of heather in US English: heather nounˈhɛðərˈheT͟Hər 1A purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed. 帚石楠。亦称LING Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae. This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the blueberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs Also called ling Example sentencesExamples This is beautifully landscaped and laid out so the customer can see what the heathers, conifers and shrubs he is planning to buy will look like in a garden. ‘It's ideal for plants that are acid lovers, such as rhododendron, azaleas and heathers, and it's also weed-free,’ he said. Around the rock rested an expansive wreath of heathers and rhododendrons. They do not need a wall and are happy to scramble over heathers, conifers, trees or hedges. You can use a combination of plants: primulas, cyclamen, heathers and ivy are all useful for winter colour. Asters look fabulous combined with gold variegated trailing ivies and heathers with lime-green or flame coloured foliage. Also, who is a good supplier of a variety of heathers that give a display all year round? Groundcover plantings of smoky mauve heathers come alive in spring with surrounding sweeps of cobalt blue grape hyacinths. Litter is a foreign word and the flower beds are immaculate as the heathers and shrubs thrive in the winter weather with the daffodils lurking beneath the surface. Rhododendrons, most heathers, camellias, pieris, skimmia, citrus and many others must have acid soil. A third of it is open heathland, carpeted with purple heathers and spotted yellow with gorse. We especially liked the colorful heathers and the brilliant Japanese maples. Its edge sliced the crisp air, graceful as its owner that stepped and leapt, feral across the ground, through the low purple heathers and verdant mosses. In February and March, heathers and hellebores kick off Annemarie's garden's flowering season, which continues until late in the year. Have you ever investigated all the available varieties of heaths and heathers? Another simple and instant solution would be to plant up twin containers with a combination of dwarf conifers and winter-flowering heathers that come in every shade from white through pink to dark red. It's a shared space and has heathers, ferns, gorse and many wild flowers (not at this time of year) growing on it. Containers can be given a new lease of life by replacing these plants with autumn and winter specimens such as pansies, winter-flowering heathers, hardy cyclamen and evergreen ivies. Tolerant of cold winds and frost, its height makes it an ideal pot plant in a mixed bed of carpeting heathers and ground-covering conifers. Skimmias also like to grow in slightly acid soil, making them superb companions for the heathers and ivies of your choice. 1.1informal Any plant of the Ericaceae family similar to heather; a heath. Origin Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th century; the change in the first syllable in the 18th century was due to association with heath.
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