tree heath

noun

1

: a shrubby heath (Erica arborea) of the Mediterranean and Caucasian region cultivated for its nearly globular white flowers

2

: an Australian shrub or small tree (Trochocarpa laurina) with white flowers and small purple to black ribbed fruit

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