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   heather

   /ˈhɛðə/

   noun

   • 1. a purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed.
   • ▪ any plant of the Ericaceae family similar to heather; a heath.

   Word Origin Old Englishhadre, hedre (recorded in place names), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th century; the change in the first syllable in the 18th century was due to association with heath.

   Derivatives

   • 1. heathery adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • E

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   • H

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   • E

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