English → Latin
“heath” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heath
The plant, erice (Plin.): *erica (Linn.).
Place overgrown with heath, loca deserta or inculta: campi deserta (general terms for wild, uncultivated tracks). Poetical, deserta et inhospita tesqua.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heath?
- The usual Latin words for “heath” are erīcē, incultus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.