Meanings
plural tree heaths
- countableuncountableThe flowering plant Erica arborea, native to east Africa and the Mediterranean.
- countableuncountableOther plants of genus Erica of similar habit
- countableuncountableErica scoparia (green heath, besom heath, broom heath)
- Similar plants of other genera in family Ericaceae,
- countableuncountableespecially Trochocarpa laurina of Australia and New Zealand.
Synonyms: axebreaker, sandberry, wheel-fruit, waddy wood
- countableuncountableDracophyllum arboreum (Chatham tree heath)
- uncountableEcological domains characterized by large numbers of such species of ericaceous plants.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounespecially Trochocarpa laurina of Australia and New Zealand.
More synonyms by meaning
noungaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
nounevergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori tarahinau
- tarahinauDracophyllum arboreum
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tree heath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20heath
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