heather

• Nom désignant un arbuste rampant et persistant à petites fleurs roses, pourpres ou blanches, poussant sur des sols acides et ouverts tels que les landes et les bruyères.

A noun referring to a low-growing, evergreen shrub with small purple, pink, or white flowers, commonly found in open, acidic areas such as moorlands and heaths.

1. PlantB1formal

   A low-growing shrub with small purple, pink, or white flowers, commonly found in moorlands and heaths.

   Bruyère commune

   • The hills were covered in purple heather.
   • Heather blooms in late summer and autumn.
   • Bees love to collect nectar from heather flowers.

   Synonymesheathling

2. B2informal

   A soft, muted purple-pink color resembling the flowers of the heather plant.

   Bruyère (couleur)

   • She wore a beautiful heather sweater.
   • The room was painted in a calming heather shade.
   • Heather is a popular color for autumn fashion.

   Synonymeslavenderlilacmauveorchidthistle