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Meanings of purple heather in English

Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States.

Usage of purple heather in English
1
The pale purple heather bloom still lies in the bottom of the box.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
2
The air was sweet and fine, bird sounds came from the purple heather.
Foes
3
The setters on Ben Lomond when the purple heather flowers.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917
4
The poor thing with the bunch of purple heather can never get away from it.
The Rosary
5
Cairnhope is a forked mountain, with a bosom of purple heather and a craggy head.
Put Yourself in His Place
6
The purple heather was not yet gone, and not any snow had yet fallen in the valley.
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 1
7
The purple heather rolls like dumb thunder
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
8
Alone together we trod the good old earth, flecked with bunches of purple heather and fallen leaves.
Over Strand and Field: A Record of Travel through Brittany
9
When the golden gorse and purple heather are in bloom it presents a glorious prospect to the vision.
Pictures in Colour of the Isle of Wight
10
As we neared the island of Achill trees were conspicuous by their absence, and purple heather was plentiful.
The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
11
And she led him to a tall plane-tree, beneath whose shade grew arbutus, and lentisk, and purple heather-bushes.
The Heroes; Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children
12
And underfoot was the springy heather, the belled and purple heather...
Messer Marco Polo
13
When the golden gorse and purple heather are in bloom upon the downs it forms a most attractive scene.
Pictures in Colour of the Isle of Wight
14
Beyond it the downs extend, in almost illimitable ranges ascending to the wild golden gorse, to the purple heather.
A Mere Accident
15
Mountain covered with purple heather.
The South African
16
The sunlight was streaming on the purple heather, which was spread like a carpet on both sides of the road.
A Peep Behind the Scenes
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Purple heather through the time
Purple heather across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common