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Heather vs Bracken - What's the difference?

heather | bracken |

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.
  • Synonyms

    * (Calluna vulgaris) ling

    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.