Hypernyms for "heath"
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Brewer''s mountain heather
broom
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia
Bryanthus taxifolius
Calluna vulgaris
Cassiope mertensiana
Connemara heath
Daboecia cantabrica
erica
heather
ling
mountain heath
Phyllodoce breweri
Phyllodoce caerulea
purple heather
Scots heather
spike heath
St. Dabeoc''s heath
true heath
white heather
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.