the heath family

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• heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule,… …   Universalium

• heath family — noun heathers • Syn: ↑Ericaceae, ↑family Ericaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family, ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales • Member Meronyms: ↑heath …   Useful english dictionary

• heath family — heath′ fam ily n. pln a plant family, Ericaceae, of mostly low shrubs growing in acid soil and having simple narrow leaves, four petaled bell shaped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule …   From formal English to slang

• Heath bar — The Heath bar is an American candy bar made of English style toffee. A thin hard slab with a milk chocolate coating, the toffee originally contained sugar, butter, and almonds, and was a small squarish bar weighing 1 ounce. The original Heath… …   Wikipedia

• heath — [hēth] n. [ME hethe < OE hæth, akin to Ger heide, wasteland, heath < IE base * kaito , forested or uncultivated land > Welsh coed, forest] 1. a tract of open wasteland, esp. in the British Isles, covered with heather, low shrubs, etc.;… …   English World dictionary

• heath|er — «HEHTH uhr», noun. 1. a low evergreen shrub with stalks of small, purple or pink, bell shaped flowers, covering many heaths of Scotland and northern England; ling; heath. Heather belongs to the heath family. 2. any one of various heaths common in …   Useful english dictionary

• heath — noun Etymology: Middle English heth, from Old English hǣth; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tract of wasteland b. an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Heath Ledger — Ledger at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival …   Wikipedia

• The Crossley Heath School — Motto Omne Bonum Ab Alto (All good things come from above) Established 1985 (in current form) Heath Grammar School (1585) Crossley and Porter School (1887) …   Wikipedia

• Heath Fritillary — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Heath High School shooting — Location West Paducah, Kentucky, USA Date December 1, 1997 Attack type School shooting, spree killing Weapon(s) .22 caliber long rifle, 12 gau …   Wikipedia