Noun: mountain heath
- Small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States
"Mountain heath thrived in the harsh alpine conditions";
- Phyllodoce caerulea, Bryanthus taxifolius
Derived forms: mountain heaths
Type of: heath
Part of: genus Phyllodoce, Phyllodoce
Encyclopedia: Mountain heath