Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "heather" can be used as noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

American heather (Hudsonia tomentosa Scots heather beach heather bell heather common heather double heather false heather golden heather goldenheather green heather heather ale heather cock heather grass heather vole heather-bell heather-bleat heather-mixture heathered heatherless heatherlike heathery mock heather moss heather mountain heather set the heather alight set the heather on fire summer heather take to the heather tree heather white heather winter heather winter-flowering heather

Etymologically Related To

heath hedder

Context

botany textiles

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

color coloring colour colouring heath

Type Of (IsA)

heath north sea oilfield plant kingdom

Related Terms

briar ericaceous heath hypericum marsh andromeda whortleberry

Related Terms

briar calluna vulgaris cassiope erica ericaceae ericaceous fleck heath hypericum interwoven mixed whortleberry yarn

Synonym Network

heather mixture ling

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