<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a family possession handed down from generation to generation</li><li>Law: property neither personal nor real that descends to the heir of an estate as part of the real property</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>noting or relating to an old plant variety that is being cultivated again: Compare heritage</li><li>heirloom vegetables and fruits</li></ul>