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Heath pea
Heath Heath, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h??; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei?r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh?tra field. [root]20.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A low shrub (Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling. (b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather. 2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton Heath cock (Zo["o]l.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse (below). Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus Triodia (T. decumbens), growing on dry heaths. Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse (Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heats; -- called also black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl, moor fowl. The male is called, heath cock, and blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen. Heath hen. (Zo["o]l.) See Heath grouse (above). Heath pea (bot.), a species of bitter vetch (Lathyris macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. Heath throstle (Zo["o]l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel.

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- Lathyrus linifolius is a species of pea, commonly called bitter vetch or heath pea. The name bitter vetch is also sometimes used for Vicia ervilia and...
- linifolius, called bitter vetch or heath pea, a species of pea. Lathyrus niger, called black bitter vetch or black pea, a perennial legume native to Europe...
- linifolius (Reichard) Bässler – bitter vetch, heath pea Lathyrus littoralis (Nutt.) Endl. ex Walp. – silky beach pea Lathyrus lom**** I.M.Johnst. Lathyrus lycicus...
- place a pea beneath twenty mattresses...”. Unfortunately, his search to discover the mystery of peas always ends in vain. Meanwhile, King Heath admits...
- names for cultivated cowpeas include black-eye pea, southern pea, niebe (alternatively ñebbe), and crowder pea. All cultivated cowpeas are found within the...
- Swainsona formosa, commonly known as Sturt's desert pea or Sturt pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is native to all continental...
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- (Heather) Calycanthus (Sweetshrub) Camellia (Camellia, Tea) * Caragana (Pea-tree) * Carpenteria (Carpenteria) Caryopteris (Blue Spiraea) C****iope (Moss-heather)...
- Brittany and Tiffany also perform in the event. Karen rejects the callous Heath, and Marcus punches him in the face. During the show, the Vandergeld sisters...
- vegetables including dark leafy greens, broccoli, carrots, beans, beets, and peas. The peafowl is native to India and significant in its culture.[citation...