名詞 heather:

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

1. Heather is an evergreen plant.
   石南花是種常綠植物。

heath.er

n.（名詞）
A low-growing Eurasian shrub(Calluna vulgaris) growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Also called ling 2
石南屬植物：一種長于歐亞的低矮的密集聚生（帚石南 帚石南屬） 灌木，長有小且常綠的葉子和小簇生、鈴狀的粉紫色花 也作 ling2
See heath
參見 heath
Color A grayish purple to purplish red.
【色彩】 一種從灰紫到紫紅色的顏色

來源：
Alteration influenced by heath
受 heath的影響
of Middle English hather
中古英語 hather的變化
probably from Old English *hôddre
可能源自 古英語 *hôddre

【引伸】
heath.er
adj.（形容詞）