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Meaning of heather in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛðər/
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Noun
heather
Etymology
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
Definitions
1.
common Old World heath represented by many varieties
Examples
« low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere »
2.
interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color