heather

noun

UK/ˈheð.əʳ/
US/ˈheð.ɚ/

Definitions of heather noun

  1. Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)

    A low-growing, spreading shrub, typically with small pink, purple, or white flowers, that grows naturally in the wild, especially on hills.

    石楠花;欧石楠

    • The hillside was covered with a dense carpet of heather.

      山坡上覆盖着一层茂密的石楠。

    • Heather can thrive in poor, infertile soil.

      石楠能在贫瘠的土壤中茁壮成长。

    • She enjoys strolling through the heather-clad moors in the autumn.

      她喜欢在秋天漫步于石楠覆盖的荒野。