Heather

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, female) from the English noun heather. Popular in the end of the 20th century.
  2. Noun.  (botany) An evergreen plant, ''Calluna vulgaris'', with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
  3. Noun.  (botany) The Ericaceae family.
  4. Noun.  (botany) Various species of the genus Erica.
  5. Noun.  (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
  6. Noun.  A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
  7. Adjective.  Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

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