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1. (n.) lavender
a pale bluish purple.
2. lavender
any Old World plant of the genus Lavandula, of the mint family, esp. L. officinalis, having spikes of fragrant, pale purple flowers that yield an essential oil used in perfumery.
3. lavender
the dried flowers or other parts of this plant used for scent or as a preservative.
4. lavender
Also called lavender water. toilet water, shaving lotion, etc., made with oil of lavender.
5. (v.t.) lavender
to perfume with lavender.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME lavendre < AF < ML lavendula, var. of livendula, alter. of *lividula a plant livid in color)
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1. (noun) lavender
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
2. (adj) lavender
a pale purple color
3. (adj) lavender, lilac, lilac-colored
of a pale purple color
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lavender
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. (noun) lavender
the pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac
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Sense: a type of plant with sweet-smelling pale bluish-purple flowers.
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 Afrikaans: laventel |
 Arabic: نبات الخُزامى |
 Bulgarian: лавандула |
 Brazilian: alfazema |
 Czech: levandule |
 German: der Lavendel |
 Danish: lavendel |
 Greek: λεβάντα |
 Spanish: espliego, lavanda |
 Estonian: lavendel |
 Farsi: استوقدوس |
 Finnish: laventeli |
 French: lavande |
 Hebrew: אֲזוֹביוֹן |
 Hindi: लैवेंडर एक फूल |
 Croatian: lavanda |
 Hungarian: levendula |
 Indonesian: lavender |
 Icelandic: lofnarblóm, lavender |
 Italian: lavanda |
 Japanese: ラベンダー |
 Korean: 라벤더(꿀풀과의 관목) |
 Lithuanian: levanda |
 Latvian: lavanda |
 Malay: pokok lavender |
 Dutch: lavendel |
 Norwegian: lavendel |
 Polish: lawenda |
 Persian: ،گلى با برگ هاى ياسمنى ار |
 Pashto: يو ډول ګل له ياسمنى پاڼو |
 Portuguese: alfazema |
 Romanian: levănţică |
 Russian: лаванда |
 Slovak: levanduľa |
 Slovenian: sivka |
 Serbian: lavanda |
 Swedish: lavendel |
 Thai: ดอกไม้สีม่วงอมชมพู |
 Turkish: lâvanta çiçeği |
 Taiwanese: 薰衣草 |
 Ukrainian: лаванда |
 Urdu: خزام |
 Vietnamese: cây oải hương |
 Chinese: 熏衣草 |
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