» tree heath
Noun (2 meanings)
1. gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long.
tree heath is a type of:
- Australian heath (noun) - any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae
tree heath is a member of:
- Richea, genus Richea (noun) - evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania
2. evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes.
tree heath is a type of:
- erica, true heath (noun) - any plant of the genus Erica
parts of tree heath:
- briarroot (noun) - hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea