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tree heath

American  

noun

  1. the brier, Erica arborea.


tree heath British  

noun

  1. another name for briar 1

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Etymology

Origin of tree heath

First recorded in 1770–80

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We took the trail the next day, savoring the topography, rich with tree heath, St. John’s wort, Azorean candleberry tree and other plant life.

From Washington Post

The tree heath; a sacred plant among the Egyptians, and used in the Osirian Mysteries as the symbol of immortality, and the analogue of the masonic acacia.

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