heath
n. open uncultivated land with few trees, wasteland; any of a number of low evergreen shrubs which grow in such areas (i.e. heather) | ||||
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HEATH Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Heath
(n.)
Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
(n.)
A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
(n.)
A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling.
(n.)
Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
(n.)
A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
(n.)
A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling.
| WordNet 2.0 |
heath
Noun
1. a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) erica, true heath
(member-holonym) Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family
2. a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
(synonym) heathland
(hypernym) barren, waste, wasteland
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Noun
1. a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) erica, true heath
(member-holonym) Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family
2. a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
(synonym) heathland
(hypernym) barren, waste, wasteland
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| Shakespeare Words |
heath
a waste tract of land. [Macbeth]
a waste tract of land. [Macbeth]
| hEnglish - advanced version |
heath
heath
\heath\ (?), n. [oe. heth waste land, the plant heath, as. h&?;&?;; akin to d. & g. heide, icel. hei&?;r waste land, dan. hede, sw. hed, goth. haipi field, l. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. w. coed a wood, skr. ksh&?;tra field. ?20.]
1. (bot.) (a) a low shrub (erica, or calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. it is used in great britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. it is also called heather, and ling. (b) also, any species of the genus erica, of which several are european, and many more are south african, some of great beauty. see illust. of heather.
2. a place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. their stately growth, though bare, stands on the blasted heath.
heath
cock (zo?l.), the blackcock. see heath grouse (below).
heath
grass (bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus triodia (t. decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
heath
grouse, or
heath
game (zo?l.), a european grouse (tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heats; -- called also black game, black grouse , heath poult, heath fowl, moor fowl. the male is called, heath cock, and blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
heath
hen. (zo?l.) see heath grouse (above).
heath
pea (bot.), a species of bitter vetch (lathyris macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in scotland are used to flavor whisky.
heath
throstle (zo?l.), a european thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel.
heath
n
1. a low evergreen shrub of the family ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
2. (british) a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation [syn: heathland]
heath
heb. 'arar, (jer. 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the arabs by the same name ('arar), the juniperus sabina or savin. "its gloomy, stunted appearance, with its scale-like leaves pressed close to its gnarled stem, and cropped close by the wild goats, as it clings to the rocks about petra, gives great force to the contrast suggested by the prophet, between him that trusteth in man, naked and destitute, and the man that trusteth in the lord, flourishing as a tree planted by the waters" (tristram, natural history of the bible).
similar words(14)
heath throstle
heath hen
tree heath
heath grass
heath game
winter heath
true heath
heath fowl
heath poult
spring heath
heath cock
heath grouse
heath pea
heath violet
heath
\heath\ (?), n. [oe. heth waste land, the plant heath, as. h&?;&?;; akin to d. & g. heide, icel. hei&?;r waste land, dan. hede, sw. hed, goth. haipi field, l. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. w. coed a wood, skr. ksh&?;tra field. ?20.]
1. (bot.) (a) a low shrub (erica, or calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. it is used in great britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. it is also called heather, and ling. (b) also, any species of the genus erica, of which several are european, and many more are south african, some of great beauty. see illust. of heather.
2. a place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. their stately growth, though bare, stands on the blasted heath.
heath
cock (zo?l.), the blackcock. see heath grouse (below).
heath
grass (bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus triodia (t. decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
heath
grouse, or
heath
game (zo?l.), a european grouse (tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heats; -- called also black game, black grouse , heath poult, heath fowl, moor fowl. the male is called, heath cock, and blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
heath
hen. (zo?l.) see heath grouse (above).
heath
pea (bot.), a species of bitter vetch (lathyris macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in scotland are used to flavor whisky.
heath
throstle (zo?l.), a european thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel.
heath
n
1. a low evergreen shrub of the family ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
2. (british) a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation [syn: heathland]
heath
heb. 'arar, (jer. 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the arabs by the same name ('arar), the juniperus sabina or savin. "its gloomy, stunted appearance, with its scale-like leaves pressed close to its gnarled stem, and cropped close by the wild goats, as it clings to the rocks about petra, gives great force to the contrast suggested by the prophet, between him that trusteth in man, naked and destitute, and the man that trusteth in the lord, flourishing as a tree planted by the waters" (tristram, natural history of the bible).
similar words(14)
heath throstle
heath hen
tree heath
heath grass
heath game
winter heath
true heath
heath fowl
heath poult
spring heath
heath cock
heath grouse
heath pea
heath violet
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Goddeithio
Goddeithio = v. to burn heath, &c.
Goddeithio = v. to burn heath, &c.
Grug
Grug = n. heath, or ling
Grugo
Grugo = v. to gather heath
Grugog
Grugog = a. having heath
Gryglys
Gryglys = n. heath berries
Grygon
Grygon = n. heath berries
HEATH Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Heath
County: Derbyshire
Post Code: S44
County: Derbyshire
Post Code: S44
| US Zip Codes |
01346
State: MASSACHUSETTS
City: HEATH
State: MASSACHUSETTS
City: HEATH
43056
State: OHIO
City: HEATH
75087
State: TEXAS
City: HEATH
HEATH Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Heath
Heb. 'arar, (Jer. 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the Arabs by the same name ('arar), the Juniperus sabina or savin. "Its gloomy, stunted appearance, with its scale-like leaves pressed close to its gnarled stem, and cropped close by the wild goats, as it clings to the rocks about Petra, gives great force to the contrast suggested by the prophet, between him that trusteth in man, naked and destitute, and the man that trusteth in the Lord, flourishing as a tree planted by the waters" (Tristram, Natural History of the Bible).
Heb. 'arar, (Jer. 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the Arabs by the same name ('arar), the Juniperus sabina or savin. "Its gloomy, stunted appearance, with its scale-like leaves pressed close to its gnarled stem, and cropped close by the wild goats, as it clings to the rocks about Petra, gives great force to the contrast suggested by the prophet, between him that trusteth in man, naked and destitute, and the man that trusteth in the Lord, flourishing as a tree planted by the waters" (Tristram, Natural History of the Bible).
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Heath
(Jeremiah 17:6) was some species of juniper, probably the savin, a dwarf, stunted juniper which grows in the most sterile parts of the desert.
(Jeremiah 17:6) was some species of juniper, probably the savin, a dwarf, stunted juniper which grows in the most sterile parts of the desert.
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Aroer
heath; tamarisk
heath; tamarisk
HEATH Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
HEATH
A tract of waste land; especially in Great Britain, an open, level area clothed with a characteristic vegetation consisting principally of undershrubs of the genus Erica, or a large genus of low evergreen shrubs. Also see Peatland.
A tract of waste land; especially in Great Britain, an open, level area clothed with a characteristic vegetation consisting principally of undershrubs of the genus Erica, or a large genus of low evergreen shrubs. Also see Peatland.
HEATH Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
heath
—Vegetation structure dominated by shrubs less than 2 m tall, having a foliage cover of 30 - 70% (open-heath) or 70 - 100% (closed-heath).
—Vegetation structure dominated by shrubs less than 2 m tall, having a foliage cover of 30 - 70% (open-heath) or 70 - 100% (closed-heath).
HEATH Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Heath
Heath can mean:
- Heath (habitat), a landscape characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation.
- Any of several related genera of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, growing in this habitat:
- Erica (the genus most widely so known)
- Calluna
- Cassiope
- Daboecia
- Epacris (also known as Australian Heath)
- Leucopogon (Beard-heath)
- Phyllodoce (Mountainheath)
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