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    PURPLE HEATHER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Brewer's mountain heather; Phyllodoce breweri; purple heather

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("purple heather" is a kind of...):

    heath (a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers)

    Holonyms ("purple heather" is a member of...):

    genus Phyllodoce; Phyllodoce (small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs)

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