tree heath

/tri hiθ/

Definitions of tree heath

1. noun

   gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
   synonyms: Richea pandanifolia, grass tree

   type of:

   Australian heath

   any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
2. noun

   evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
   synonyms: Erica arborea, briar, brier

   type of:

   erica, true heath

   any plant of the genus Erica