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noun
The flowering plant Erica arborea, native to east Africa and the Mediterranean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Other plants of genus Erica of similar habit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Other plants of genus Erica of similar habit
Erica scoparia (green heath, besom heath, broom heath)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Similar plants of other genera in family Ericaceae,
especially Trochocarpa laurina of Australia and New Zealand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: axebreaker, sandberry, wheel-fruit, waddy wood
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noun
Similar plants of other genera in family Ericaceae,
Dracophyllum arboreum (Chatham tree heath)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Ecological domains characterized by large numbers of such species of ericaceous plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: briar, brier, Erica arborea
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Broader terms: erica, true heath
noun
gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grass tree, Richea pandanifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Australian heath
History
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