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/ˈhɛðə/ · noun
An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers..
The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.
Use heather when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heather means An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers..
Common synonyms include ling, broom, calluna vulgaris, heather mixture.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.
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