heather英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. countable,uncountable

— The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.
A plant in the family Ericaceae. countable,uncountable
Various species of the genus Erica. countable,uncountable
Various species of the genus Cassiope. countable,uncountable
A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. countable,uncountable
The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks. countable,uncountable

形容词 adj.

Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. not-comparable

词形变化

heathers plural hadder alternative,dialectal hether alternative,obsolete hather alternative,obsolete hadder alternative,dialectal hether alternative,obsolete hather alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

American heather (Hudsonia tomentosa beach heather bell heather heather-bell common heather double heather false heather goldenheather golden heather green heather heather ale heather-bleat heather cock heathered heather grass heatherless heatherlike heather-mixture heather vole heathery mock heather moss heather mountain heather Scots heather set the heather alight set the heather on fire summer heather take to the heather tree heather white heather winter-flowering heather winter heather

词源

词源 1

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).

词源 2

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).