{i} open uncultivated land with few trees, wasteland; any of a number of low evergreen shrubs which grow in such areas (i.e. heather)
A heath is an area of open land covered with rough grass or heather and with very few trees or bushes. British politician who as prime minister (1970-1974) secured his country's entry into the Common Market (1973) and sought to offset high inflation by controlling wages, which led to a crippling miner's strike (1973-1974). an area of open land where grass, bushes, and other small plants grow, especially in Britain
a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
An area dominated by low-growing shrubs with woody stems and narrow leaves (e g heather), which often predominate on acidic or upland soils
A low shrub (Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
a community dominated by low to medium-height (to 1 5 metres) sclerophyllous shrubs
It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens
Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty
-Vegetation structure dominated by shrubs less than 2 m tall, having a foliage cover of 30 - 70% (open-heath) or 70 - 100% (closed-heath)
A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage