"heather" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛðɚ/ [General-American], /ˈhɛðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhiːðəɹ/ [obsolete] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heather.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hather}} Middle English hather, {{m|enm|hathir}} hathir, {{inh|en|ang|*hǣddre}} Old English *hǣddre, {{m|ang|hǣþ|t=heather}} hǣþ (“heather”), {{cog|sco|hedder}} Scots hedder, {{m|sco|hadder}} hadder, {{m|sco|heddir|t=heather}} heddir (“heather”), {{cog|stq|Heede|t=heather}} Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), {{cog|fy|heide|t=heather}} West Frisian heide (“heather”), {{cog|nl|heide|t=heather}} Dutch heide (“heather”), {{cog|nds-de|Heide}} German Low German Heide, {{m|nds-de|Heid|t=heather}} Heid (“heather”), {{cog|de|Heide|t=heather}} German Heide (“heather”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} heather (not comparable)
  1. Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Purples
    Sense id: en-heather-en-adj-4Z1XUFNB Disambiguation of Purples: 18 18 4 16 16 19 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hadder [dialectal], hether, hather [obsolete]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛðɚ/ [General-American], /ˈhɛðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhiːðəɹ/ [obsolete] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heather.wav [Southern-England] Forms: heathers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hather}} Middle English hather, {{m|enm|hathir}} hathir, {{inh|en|ang|*hǣddre}} Old English *hǣddre, {{m|ang|hǣþ|t=heather}} hǣþ (“heather”), {{cog|sco|hedder}} Scots hedder, {{m|sco|hadder}} hadder, {{m|sco|heddir|t=heather}} heddir (“heather”), {{cog|stq|Heede|t=heather}} Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), {{cog|fy|heide|t=heather}} West Frisian heide (“heather”), {{cog|nl|heide|t=heather}} Dutch heide (“heather”), {{cog|nds-de|Heide}} German Low German Heide, {{m|nds-de|Heid|t=heather}} Heid (“heather”), {{cog|de|Heide|t=heather}} German Heide (“heather”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heather (countable and uncountable, plural heathers)
  1. An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Purples Synonyms (Calluna vulgaris): ling
    Sense id: en-heather-en-noun-GiCoXNdE Disambiguation of Purples: 18 18 4 16 16 19 8 Disambiguation of 'Calluna vulgaris': 45 16 25 12 0 2
  2. A plant in the family Ericaceae. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heather-en-noun-1~kWykvD
  3. Various species of the genus Erica. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Purples Categories (lifeform): Heather family plants Translations (various species of the genus Erica): ἐρείκη (ereíkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), bruc (Catalan), vřesovec [masculine] (Czech), kanerva (Finnish), éricacée [feminine] (French), uz [feminine] (Galician), breixo [masculine] (Galician), queiroa [feminine] (Galician), Heide [feminine] (German), Erika [feminine] (German), Brüüsch [Alemannic-German, neuter] (German), brugo [masculine] (Italian), erica [feminine] (Italian), urze [feminine] (Portuguese), fraoch [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), vres [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vrijes [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vresak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vrijesak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ljung [common-gender] (Swedish), klockljung [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-heather-en-noun-u0ILDyHt Disambiguation of Purples: 18 18 4 16 16 19 8 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 3 17 22 34 16 3 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 15 14 32 23 1 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 13 10 39 21 2 14 Disambiguation of 'various species of the genus Erica': 3 3 57 36 0 1
  4. Various species of the genus Cassiope. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Purples
    Sense id: en-heather-en-noun-DxgEP2BO Disambiguation of Purples: 18 18 4 16 16 19 8
  5. A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Purples Translations (colour): bruyère (note: usually affixed to another color) (French), lilas [masculine] (French), boja vrijesa [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), boja vresa [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), boja vrijeska [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), boja vreska [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ehöeg (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-heather-en-noun-BnQF39fZ Disambiguation of Purples: 18 18 4 16 16 19 8 Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 0 0 0 72 28
  6. (textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-heather-en-noun-xQphjzJJ Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hadder [dialectal], hether, hather [obsolete] Related terms: heath, briar, ericaceous, hypericum, marsh andromeda, whortleberry Translations (plant): shqopë [feminine] (Albanian), ἐρείκη (ereíkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), brug [masculine] (Breton), bruc [masculine] (Catalan), bruguerola (Catalan), 帚石楠 (zhǒushínán) (Chinese Mandarin), grug [masculine] (Cornish), vřes [masculine] (Czech), hedelyng (Danish), lyng [neuter] (Danish), heide (Dutch), eriko (Esperanto), lyngur [masculine] (Faroese), kanerva (Finnish), bruyère [feminine] (French), callune [feminine] (French), breixo [masculine] (Galician), uz [feminine] (Galician), queiroa [feminine] (Galician), Besenheide [feminine] (German), Heidekraut [neuter] (German), ρείκι (reíki) [neuter] (Greek), ερείκη (ereíki) [feminine] (Greek), hanga (Hungarian), csarab (Hungarian), hiävuštooŋâs (Inari Sami), riddopáinu (Inari Sami), kanerva (Ingrian), fraoch [masculine] (Irish), erica [feminine] (Italian), brugo [masculine] (Italian), ギリュウモドキ (giryūmodoki) (Japanese), нуҏҏт (nur̥r̥t) (Kildin Sami), нуаҏҏт (nuar̥r̥t) (Kildin Sami), кэцкас (keckas) [dialectal] (Kildin Sami), brüethe [feminine] (Norman), heavušdaŋas (Northern Sami), livdnju (Northern Sami), røsslyng (Norwegian), bruga [feminine] (Occitan), خلنگ (xalang) (Persian), wrzos [masculine] (Polish), urze [feminine] (Portuguese), iarbă neagră [feminine] (Romanian), ве́реск (véresk) [masculine] (Russian), fraoch [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), vrijes [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vresak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vres [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vrijesak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), liiunj (Skolt Sami), brezo [masculine] (Spanish), urce [masculine] (Spanish), ljung [common-gender] (Swedish), brüyär (Volapük), kanarik (Võro), grug (Welsh)
Derived forms: American heather (Hudsonia tomentosa, beach heather (taxonomic: Hudsonia spp.), bell heather, heather-bell (taxonomic: Erica cinerea), common heather (taxonomic: Calluna vulgaris), double heather (taxonomic: Calluna vulgaris vars.), false heather (taxonomic: Fabiana imbricata) [usually], goldenheather, golden heather (taxonomic: Hudsonia spp.), green heather (taxonomic: Erica scoparia), heather ale, heather-bleat, heather cock (taxonomic: Tetrao urogallus), heather grass (taxonomic: Danthonia decumbens), heather-mixture, heather vole (taxonomic: Phenacomys spp.), heathery, mock heather (taxonomic: Ericameria ericoides), moss heather (alt: Harrimanella spp.), mountain heather (taxonomic: Phyllodoce spp.), Scots heather (taxonomic: Calluna vulgaris), set the heather alight, set the heather on fire, summer heather (taxonomic: Calluna spp.), take to the heather, tree heather (taxonomic: Erica arborea), white heather (taxonomic: Cassiope spp.), winter-flowering heather (taxonomic: Erica carnea), winter heather (taxonomic: Erica spp.) Disambiguation of 'plant': 55 45 0 0 0 0

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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kanerva"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "callune"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uz"
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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "plant",
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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plant",
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      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fraoch"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "plant",
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "_dis1": "55 45 0 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "plant",
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      "word": "heide"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "eriko"
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      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kanerva"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bruyère"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "خلنگ"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "urze"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "hiävuštooŋâs"
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      "lang": "Inari Sami",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "riddopáinu"
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      "code": "sjd",
      "lang": "Kildin Sami",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "нуҏҏт"
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    {
      "code": "sjd",
      "lang": "Kildin Sami",
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      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "livdnju"
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      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "liiunj"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fraoch"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vrijes"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "plant",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "brezo"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urce"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "ljung"
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "brüyär"
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      "code": "vro",
      "lang": "Võro",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kanarik"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "grug"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
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    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vřesovec"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "word": "kanerva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "éricacée"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uz"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "breixo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "queiroa"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Heide"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erika"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Brüüsch"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ereíkē",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐρείκη"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brugo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erica"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "urze"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fraoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vres"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "vrijes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
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        "common-gender"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "various species of the genus Erica",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "klockljung"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "note": "usually affixed to another color",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "bruyère"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lilas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boja vrijesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boja vresa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "colour",
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        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "boja vreska"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "ehöeg"
    }
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}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": Ārʹsjogk dialect vs. nuar̥r̥t",
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