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heath

heath \'he-th\ \-l*s\ \-.li-k\ \'he--the-\ n [ME heth, fr. OE h-th; 
   akin to OHG heida heather,] OW coit forest 1a: any of a family (Ericaceae, 
   the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous  and often evergreen plants 
   that thrive on open barren usu. acid and ill-drained soil; esp : an 
   evergreen subshrub of either of two genera (Erica and Calluna) with whorls 
   of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers 1b: any of various 
   plants that resemble true heaths  2a: a tract of wasteland  2b: an 
   extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usu. with poor  
   coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus - 
   heath.less aj