1. plural of heather; low-growing evergreen shrubs with small pink, purple, or white flowers, common on moors and hills

Examples

• The Scottish highlands were covered in purple heathers.
• She picked a bouquet of wild heathers from the moor.
• The bees gathered nectar from the blooming heathers.
• White and pink heathers grew alongside the purple ones.
• The cottage garden featured native heathers and ferns.
• Hikers walked through fields of fragrant heathers.