单词 | heather |
释义 | Word Frequency heather(ˈhɛðə) noun 1. Also called: ling, heath a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers 2. any of certain similar plants 3. a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour adjective 4. of a heather colour 5. of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed colours heather mixture Derived forms heathered (ˈheathered) adjective heathery (ˈheathery) adjective Word origin C14: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from heath |
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