noun
heath
A low evergreen shrub that grows on moorland.
The heath bears small flowers among evergreen leaves.
Etymology
The older word names heathland. The plant receives the same name from its characteristic habitat on that open, often acidic ground.
More examples
- Several heaths grew in the garden.
- She planted a heath.
- The nursery sold flowering heaths.
Forms
heath · heaths
Similar words
- heather
- A related shrub name, often used loosely for heath plants.
- shrub
- The broader plant category.