"heather" in the noun sense
1. heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris
common Old World heath represented by many varieties low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
2. heather mixture, heather
interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
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