heather
Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blueOf a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
» The moor was covered with heather.
Болото было покрыто вереском. — fjay69
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1 senses(not comparable)Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
Examples
355 sentencesThe moor was covered with heather.
ruБолото было покрыто вереском. — fjay69
Strawberry trees are related to heathers.
Ziri planted heathers in his garden.
Ziri's heathers are nice and healthy.
The heathers formed a compact bush.
Origin
From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognateFrom Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).
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