noun
- a low-growing evergreen shrub with small leaves and small pink, purple, or white flowers, common on open uncultivated land
- a grayish-purple or pinkish-purple color
Examples
- The Scottish highlands are covered with blooming heather in late summer.
- She wore a heather-colored sweater that matched her eyes.
- Bees love to visit heather flowers for nectar.
- The moor was a sea of purple heather stretching to the horizon.
- Heather grows well in poor, acidic soil.
- The dye produced a beautiful heather shade on the wool.