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Noun: heath  heeth
  1. [Brit] A tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
    "The heath was home to diverse wildlife adapted to its unique ecosystem";
    - heathland [Brit]
     
  2. A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
    "Heaths are well-adapted to poor, acidic soils and are common in moorland landscapes"
Noun: Heath  heeth
  1. British conservative politician (1916-2005), Prime Minister of the UK 1970-1974
    - Edward Heath, Edward Richard George Heath

Derived forms: heaths

Type of: barren, bush, PM, premier, Prime Minister, shrub, waste, wasteland

Part of: Conservative Party, Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family, Tory Party

Encyclopedia: Heath, Martin