heath

/hiːθ/noun
Middle School
1

A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

2

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

3

in Erica spp.

4

in Cassiope spp.

5

in Daboecia spp.

6

in Epacris spp. (Australian heath)

7

in Leucopogon spp. (beard heath)

8

in Phyllodoce spp. (mountain heath)

9

Coenonympha pamphilus, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and Northern Africa, the small heath

10

Coenonympha tullia, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and North America, the large heath

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