Noun: common heath
- Small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers
"The common heath bloomed profusely in the botanical garden";
- blunt-leaf heath, Epacris obtusifolia
- Spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers
"Common heath decorated the Australian bushland";
- Epacris impressa
Derived forms: common heaths
Type of: epacris
Encyclopedia: Common heath