Definitions for heather
ˈhɛð ərheather

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris(noun)

   common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

2. heather mixture, heather(noun)

   interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heather(Noun)

   An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.

2. heather(Noun)

   The Ericaceae family.

3. heather(Noun)

   Various species of the genus Erica.

4. heather(Noun)

   Various species of the genus Cassiope.

5. heather(Adjective)

   Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

6. Heather(ProperNoun)

   from the English noun heather. Popular in the end of the 20th century.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heather(noun)

   heath

   Etymology: [See Heath.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heather

   heth′ėr, n. the Scotch name for the native species of the Linnæan genus Erica, called in the north of England Ling, esp. Erica (now Calluna) vulgaris, Common Heather, and Erica cinerea, Fine-leaved Heath or Lesser Bell-heather.—adj. of the colour of heather.—ns. Heath′er-ale, a famous liquor traditionally brewed in Scotland from the bells of heather; Heath′er-bell, a name given to Erica tetralix (or specially to its blossom), and sometimes also to Erica cinerea.—adj. Heath′ery, of or pertaining to heather.—Set the heather on fire, to create a disturbance; Take to the heather, to become an outlaw. [Usually derived from heath.]

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1. heareth

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heather in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of heather in a Sentence

1. Director Spike Lee:

   I was given Susan Bro’s phone number. Susan Bro is the mother of Heather Heyer, who got murdered when that car came crashing down the street, i was not gon na put that murder scene in the film without Susan Bro blessing. Susan Bro said, ‘ Spike, I give you permission to put that in. ’.

2. Susan Bro:

   Heather Heyer stood that day with Heather Heyer friends just simply as a supporter and ally to say black lives do matter, i feel that a lot of people will think that this trial is the end of the story. This was not the beginning of the story, nor is it the end of the story. The civil rights movement has gone on for decades, particularly here in Charlottesville, and it will continue.

3. Filippo Yacob:

   The Cubetto kit's The Cubetto kit that Heather McGowan can apply to anything : Heather McGowan basically learn to think in a very logical and rational manner, for us, The Cubetto kit's about making children future proof.

4. Ben Silverstone:

   The defendant accepts that such activity should never have taken place and that it had no right to intrude into the private lives of Ms Heather Mills or Fiona Mills in this way.

5. Eugene Taylor Sutton:

   We cry for the Palermo family, our sister Heather and all in the community who are hurting.

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