As nouns the difference between heather and bracken
is that heather is an evergreen plant, species: Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers while bracken is any of several coarse ferns, of genus Pteridium, that forms dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
As proper nouns the difference between heather and bracken
is that heather is {{given name|female|from=English}} while Bracken is {{surname}.
As an adjective heather
is of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.
heather
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) An evergreen plant, , with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
(botany) The Ericaceae family.
(botany) Various species of the genus Erica .
(botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope .
A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
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Synonyms
* (Calluna vulgaris) ling
Related terms
* heath
Derived terms
* bell heather
* heather grass
* heather mixture
See also
(
other terms of interest)
* briar
* ericaceous
* hypericum
* marsh andromeda
* whortleberry
*
* (
wikipedia "heather")
* (
Ericaceae)
* (
commonslite)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.
Anagrams
*
bracken
Noun
(en-noun)
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of genus Pteridium , that forms dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
(uncountable) An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.