false heath

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a shrub, Phyllodoce empetriformis, found in northern regions and in the Rocky Mountains; pink mountain heather.

Quotations

1830

False Heath [is] a delicate little shrub about six inches high, resembling some species of heath.

1952

Red and yellow heaths, false heathers and blueberry bushes are common plants.