tree heath
noun1
The flowering plant Erica arborea, native to east Africa and the Mediterranean.
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Other plants of genus Erica of similar habit
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Erica scoparia (green heath, besom heath, broom heath)
› Similar plants of other genera in family Ericaceae,
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especially Trochocarpa laurina of Australia and New Zealand.
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Dracophyllum arboreum (Chatham tree heath)
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Ecological domains characterized by large numbers of such species of ericaceous plants.
- Synonyms
- tree heather
- Derived terms
- Azores tree heath, Cape tree heath, Chatham tree heath, false Cape tree heath, mountain tree heath, Spanish tree heath, water tree heath
- Related terms
- briarwood