heathwortn.
/ˈhiːθwəːt/ Lindley's name for a plant of the Nat. Ord. Ericaceæ. Also attributive.
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heather1335
ling?c1357
heath1626
grig1691
bottle heath?1711
sea-heath1713
heather-bell1725
red heath?1788
Calluna1803
Scotch heath1822
Erica1826
winter heath1842
heathwort1847
heath-blooms1858
St. Dabeoc's heath1863
cat-heather1864
honey bottle1868
French heath1871
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 461/1 Shrubby plants belonging to the heathwort order.
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