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Heather vs Nearby - What's the difference?

heather | nearby |

As adjectives the difference between heather and nearby

is that heather is of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue while nearby is adjacent, near, very close.

As a noun heather

is an evergreen plant, species: Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.

As a proper noun Heather

is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As an adverb nearby is

next to, close to.

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

    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

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    nearby

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • adjacent, near, very close
    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • next to, close to
    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

    Usage notes

    Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by'', which is written as two words; and the adjectival ''nearby , which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms.

    Anagrams

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