heathers

Purple moorland plants

Heathers is the plural of heather, the low-growing shrub with purple or pink flowers that covers moorlands and hillsides, especially in Scotland and northern England.

The word often evokes wild, windswept landscapes: The heathers were in bloom across the moor. (Capitalized Heathers refers to the 1988 dark comedy film.)

plant

moorland

Open uncultivated upland

bloom · nectar · peatland · scottish · highlands · hillside · wild · hardy · pollination · groundcover

Categories
Opposites
plant type/growth form

heatherscacti

Spiny water-storing plants

grasses · deciduous trees · palms · succulents · tropical foliage

habitat/ecosystem

heathersmarsh plants

Flora of waterlogged terrain

tropical plants · desert flora · wetland plants · mangroves · seagrass

teen film tone/genre

heathersThe Breakfast Club

Teen detention drama

Sixteen Candles · Pretty in Pink · High School Musical · Grease · after-school specials

Phrases
Family

heather, heathery, heathered

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G