Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
The white heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.
The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.