Difference between Heather and Ling

What is the difference between Heather and Ling?

Heather as a noun is an evergreen plant, calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. while Ling as a noun is any of various marine food fish, of the genus molva, resembling the cod.

Heather

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. The Ericaceae family. Various species of the genus Erica. Various species of the genus Cassiope. A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

Ling

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.Any of various varieties of heather or broom.

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