a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
source: WordNet 3.0
a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
source: WordNet 3.0
A low shrub (Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling.
