heath family

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A large family of usually woody plants, the Ericaceae, characterized by simple leaves, radially symmetrical flowers with petals often united at the base and developing into berries or capsules, and including azalea, rhododendron, blueberry, cranberry, and heather.

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• noun heathers