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WHITE HEATHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white heather mean? 

WHITE HEATHER (noun)
  The noun WHITE HEATHER has 1 sense:

1. heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: WHITE HEATHER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITE HEATHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cassiope mertensiana; white heather

Hypernyms ("white heather" is a kind of...):

heath (a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers)

Holonyms ("white heather" is a member of...):

Cassiope; genus Cassiope (low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers)


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