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BNC: 5621 COCA: 24195

heath

heath /ˈhiːθ/ noun
plural heaths
heath
/ˈhiːθ/
noun
plural heaths
Learner's definition of HEATH
[count]
: an area of land that is covered with grass and small shrubs(杂草灌木丛生的)荒野;石楠荒原
BNC: 5621 COCA: 24195

heath

noun

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
especially : an evergreen subshrub of either of two genera (Erica and Calluna) with whorls of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers
b
: any of various plants that resemble true heaths
heathless adjective
heathlike adjective
heathy adjective

Example Sentences

not much grows on the heath besides heather drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end

Word History

Etymology

Middle English heth, from Old English hǣth; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of heath was before the 12th century
BNC: 5621 COCA: 24195

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