heath

IPA: hˈiθ

noun

  • A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
  • Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.
  • Many of the species in the genus Erica
  • Many of the species in the genus Cassiope
  • Both species in the genus Daboecia
  • Any of the species in the genus Epacris, Australian heath
  • Any of the species in the genus Leucopogon, beard heath
  • Any of the species in the genus Phyllodoce, mountain heath
  • (countable) Certain butterflies and moths
  • The palearctic species of Coenonympha, a genus of brush-footed butterfly
  • Coenonympha pamphilus, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and Northern Africa, the small heath
  • Coenonympha tullia, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and North America, the large heath
  • Melitaea athalia, the heath fritillary
  • Semiothisa clathrata, a moth known as the latticed heath
  • Ematurga atomaria, the common heath
  • A surname.
  • A male given name
  • A number of places in the United Kingdom:
  • A village in Heath and Holmewood parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4466).
  • A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3876).
  • A hamlet in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5585).
  • A suburb of Stourbridge, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO8983).
  • A small village in Warmfield cum Heath parish, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3520).
  • A suburb and ward in the City of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1780).
  • (with the definite article) Hampstead Heath, a park in London.
  • A number of places in the United States:
  • A town in Covington County, Alabama.
  • An extinct town in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  • A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts
  • A township in Allegan County, Michigan.
  • An unincorporated community in Fergus County, Montana.
  • A city in Licking County, Ohio.
  • A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  • A city in Rockwall County and Kaufman County, Texas.
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