- 1. n. An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts. Source: opted
- 2. n. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. Source: opted
- 3. adj. of a pale purple color Source: wordnet
- 4. n. any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated Source: wordnet
- 5. n. a pale purple color Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts. 2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. Lavender cotton (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina Chamæcyparissus) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground cypress. -- Lavender water, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. -- Sea lavender. (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary. -- To lay in lavender. (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender. (b) To pawn. [Obs.] Source: webster
- 7. An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common inthe south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine andperfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil ofspike), used in the arts. Source: adambom
- 8. n:100 n. any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated n. a pale purple color s. of a pale purple color Source: ecdict
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