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(heth′ər) noun
1. A hardy evergreen shrub related to the heath; especially, the true heather of Scotland (Calluna vulgaris), with minute leaves and close, one–sided, spikelike racemes of pinkish–lavender flowers.
2. The heath.
3. A dull, grayish–red color. [ME hadder; origin unknown; infl. in form by HEATH]
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