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heath

UK
/hiːθ/
US
/hiθ/

Translations

heathnoun
heaths
pl
UK
/hiːθ/
US
/hiθ/
The heath was covered in purple heather.
Пустошь была покрыта фиолетовым вереском.
The heath is a common plant in this region.
Вереск - распространенное растение в этом регионе.
Additional translations
луг
пустырь
Synonyms
waste
scrubland
heathland
barren land
moor
heathadjective
UK
/hiːθ/
US
/hiθ/
Used attributively to describe things relating to heath or heathland (e.g., "heath vegetation").

Definitions

heathnoun
An area of open uncultivated land, typically covered with heather, gorse, and coarse grasses.
The hikers enjoyed a long walk across the heath, admiring the wildflowers and open sky.
A type of shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterized by open, low-growing woody vegetation.
The conservationists worked to preserve the heath, which was home to several rare species of birds.
Any of various low‐growing evergreen shrubs of the genera Erica or Calluna; heather.
Pink‐flowering heaths carpeted the hillside in late summer.
heathadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or growing on heathland.
The reserve protects several rare heath species.
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