A heath (/ hiːθ /) is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high …

: any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil

HEATH meaning: 1. an area of land that is not used for growing crops, where grass and other small plants grow, but…. Learn more.

Sep 23, 2025 · From Middle English heeth, heth, hethe, from Old English hǣþ (“heath, untilled land, waste; heather”), from Proto-West Germanic *haiþi, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī (“heath, …

A heath is an area of open land covered with rough grass or heather and with very few trees or bushes.

Definition of heath noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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A particular evergreen shrub is also called a heath; it's a low-growing plant with purplish flowers that commonly grows on, you guessed it, a heath. The Old English root of heath is the word …

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun heath, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

heath, (genus Erica), genus of about 800 species of low evergreen shrubs of the family Ericaceae. Most heath species are indigenous to South Africa, where they are especially diverse in the …