heather

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
2. (countable, uncountable) A plant in the family Ericaceae.
3. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Erica.
4. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
5. (countable, uncountable) A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
6. (countable, uncountable) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.

Adj

Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

Sinónimos

ling

heath

Scots heather

broom

🧹

heather mixture

Calluna vulgaris

common heather

moor

briar

brier

grass tree

grig

Traducións

erica

Heidekraut

bruyère

brezo

Besenheide

heide

bruc

Erika

brugo

dophei

urze

Heide

dopheide

struikhei

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈhɛðɚ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: hather

Herdado de Old English: *hǣddre

Relativo a escocés: hedder

Relativo a Saterfriesisch: Heede

Relativo a frisón occidental: heide

Relativo a neerlandés: heide

Relativo a alemán: Heide

In summary

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).