1. a. : a tract of wasteland. b. : an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus. 2. a. : any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil.
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heath, (genus Erica), genus of about 800 species of low evergreen shrubs of the family Ericaceae. Most heath species are indigenous to South Africa, where they are especially diverse in the southwestern Cape region. Some also occur in the Mediterranean region and in northern Europe, and species have been introduced to North America.
A heath (/ ˈ h iː θ /) is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler and damper climate.
Define heath. heath synonyms, heath pronunciation, heath translation, English dictionary definition of heath. n. 1. Any of various usually low-growing shrubs of the
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Any of the species in the genus Leucopogon, beard heath; Any of the species in the genus Phyllodoce, mountain heath Certain butterflies and moths The palearctic species of Coenonympha, a genus of brush-footed butterfly. Coenonympha pamphilus, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and Northern Africa, the small heath
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The main differences between these species are winter hardiness and foliage (heaths have needle-like leaves while heathers have flat, scalelike leaves). Heaths generally grow about 12 in. tall (30 cm) and 18 in. wide (45 cm) wide. Slightly larger, heathers grow about 24 in. tall (60 cm) and 24-36 in. wide (60-90 cm).