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tree heath

–noun
the brier, Erica arborea.

Origin:
1770–80
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tree heath  
n.  A Mediterranean evergreen shrub or small tree (Erica arborea) having fragrant white flowers grouped in large terminal panicles. It is the source of briarroot.
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