a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
"The heath bloomed profusely in late spring, covering the hillside with its delicate pink and purple bells."
A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
"The hikers climbed up to the heath, where the sandy soil supported only low-growing shrubs and gorse bushes."
In plain English: A heath is an open area covered with low-growing shrubs and grasses instead of tall trees.
"The children played on the dry, grassy heath near the village."
Usage: Use "heath" to describe open, shrub-covered landscapes like moors or common ground rather than dense forests or cultivated fields. It is often confused with "moor," but while both are uncultivated, a heath typically features sandy soil and low-growing vegetation such as gorse or bracken.
A surname.
"My neighbor, Mr. Heath, always mowed his lawn on Sundays."
The word "heath" comes from Old English hǣþ, which originally meant both heather and untended wild land. It traveled into Middle English with this same dual meaning before becoming the modern term for open shrubland or the specific plant itself.