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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Lindley's system, any plant of the heath family, Ericaceæ: used chiefly in the plural. See cut under
Ericaceæ .
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Bryanthus, a beautiful flowering heathwort, flourishes a few hundred feet above the timberline, accompanied with kalmia and spiraea.
Steep Trails John Muir 1876
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