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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Northern and Scottish English
Origin: haddir, hathir (14-18 centuries); influenced by heath

heather

 noun
     
Related topics: Nature, Plants
heath‧er [uncountable]
DNHBP a low plant with small purple, pink, or white flowers which grows on hills
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