Plural of heather; multiple plants of the heather family (Ericaceae), small flowering shrubs with purple, pink, or white flowers common on moors.
From 'heather' (Old English 'hǽðer,' from Proto-Germanic 'haiþiz'), the name of a common moorland plant. The plural is formed with the regular '-s' suffix. Heather has decorated moorlands for millennia.
Heather is so associated with Scotland that most people don't realize it's found across Northern Europe, and there are over 700 species worldwide—the 'Scottish' heather is actually a specific species (Calluna vulgaris) introduced marketing mythology.
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