bruyère — meaning in English
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English meaning
- briar noun A wild, thorny shrub or vine, such as a wild rose or bramble, that grows in tangled clumps.
- 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
bruyère is used for these senses in English:
- briar White heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
- 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.
- heather A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
- moorland Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.
- thornbush Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.
briar — full definition
- noun A wild, thorny shrub or vine, such as a wild rose or bramble, that grows in tangled clumps.
- noun A tobacco pipe carved from the hard, gnarled root of a Mediterranean heath shrub.
- noun Something that causes trouble, irritation, or difficulty, used figuratively.
heath — full definition
- noun An open, uncultivated stretch of land, typically with sandy soil and low shrubs like heather.
- noun Any of several small evergreen shrubs, especially in the heather family.