HEATHER
Dictionary entry overview: What does heather mean?
• HEATHER (noun)
The noun HEATHER has 2 senses:
1. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
2. interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
Familiarity information: HEATHER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEATHER (noun)
Meaning:
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Calluna vulgaris; heather; Scots heather; ling; broom
Hypernyms ("heather" is a kind of...):
heath (a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers)
Holonyms ("heather" is a member of...):
Calluna; genus Calluna (one species)
Meaning:
Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
heather mixture; heather
Hypernyms ("heather" is a kind of...):
color; coloring; colour; colouring (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect)
