Ling \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.]
(Bot.)
Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}).
{Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of
the heather. --Holland.
Calluna vulgaris
n : common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {heather},
{ling}, {Scots heather}, {broom}]