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an open wild moor that thrives precisely because the soil is too poor to bully it
means a tract of open, uncultivated land with sandy or acidic soil, typically covered in low shrubs like heather and gorse.
from From Old English 'hæth,' meaning untilled land or the shrub that grows on it, with cousins across the Germanic family — Old Norse 'heiðr,' German 'Heide.' The same root quietly gave us 'heather,' the plant that colonizes such ground. Curiously, 'heathen' rides alongside it: the old idea was of someone living out on the wild heath, beyond the reach of church and town — though scholars argue over whether that pastoral image was the real source or a later tidying-up of the word.
- hungry ground
- Acidic, nutrient-starved soils keep forests out and heather in
- fire ally
- Many heaths need periodic burning to survive
- heather genus
- Named for Erica and Calluna, its low woody rulers
- human-made
- Most European heaths exist from ancient grazing and clearing
- royal namesake
- Hampstead Heath shaped London's poets and prizefighters alike
heath robinson — british cartoonist and illustrator (1872-1944) famous for absurdly complex contraptions
ted heath — british prime minister 1970-1974 who led the conservative party
north york moors — extensive heathland in yorkshire, england covering over 1,400 square kilometers