heath
/hiːθ/noun
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- chiefly Brit. an area of open uncultivated land, typically on acid sandy soil, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses〈主英〉灌木（主要是欧石楠等）丛生的荒地, 石楠荒原。
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- mass noun Ecology vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs of the heather family【生态】以杜鹃花科植物为主的低矮灌木植物：
as modifier heath vegetation.欧石楠植被。
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- a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heathland and moorland欧石楠。
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- Erica and related genera, family Ericaceae: many species, including the common European cross-leaved heath (E. tetralix).欧石楠属及相关属, 杜鹃花科：多种, 包括普通的欧洲十字叶欧石楠（拉丁名E.tetralix）。
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- a small light brown and orange European butterfly which typically has eyespots on the wings, the caterpillar feeding on grasses欧石楠蝶。
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- Genus Coenonympha, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae: several species, including the common small heath (C. pamphilus).莎眼蝶属, 眼蝶亚科： 蛱蝶科：数种, 包括普通的小莎眼蝶（拉丁名C.pamphilus）。
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- a yellowish-brown chiefly day-flying European moth of heathland and grassland石楠尺蛾。
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- Several species in the family Geometridae, including the common heath (Ematurga atomaria).尺蛾科中数种, 包括荒尺蛾（拉丁名Ematurga atomaria）。
派生词
heathy
adjective词源
Old English hǣth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heide and German Heide.