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heide — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heath noun An open, uncultivated stretch of land, typically with sandy soil and low shrubs like heather.
  • heather noun A low evergreen shrub with small purple, pink, or white flowers, common on moorland.
  • moorland noun Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

Senses

heide is used for these senses in English:

  • heath A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
  • heath Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.
  • heather A plant in the family Ericaceae.
  • heathland A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
  • moorland Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

heath — full definition

  1. noun An open, uncultivated stretch of land, typically with sandy soil and low shrubs like heather.
  2. noun Any of several small evergreen shrubs, especially in the heather family.

heather — full definition

  1. noun A low evergreen shrub with small purple, pink, or white flowers, common on moorland.
  2. noun A muted purple-pink color, or a fabric made from mixed-colored yarns.

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