Lavender

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various aromatic Old World plants of the genus Lavandula, especially L. angustifolia, having clusters of small purplish flowers that yield an oil used in perfumery.
  • n. The fragrant dried leaves, stems, and flowers of this plant.
  • n. A pale to light purple to very light or very pale violet.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
  • n. a pale purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.
  • adj. Having a pale purple colour.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (Lavandula vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (Lavandula Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts.
  • n. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A washer; a washerwoman; a laundress.
  • To launder; wash.
  • n. An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula, primarily L. vera, the true lavender, which is used as a perfume. See Lavandula.
  • n. The color of lavender-blossoms; a very pale lilac-color, which in consequence of its paleness appears less reddish.
  • n. Hence— To put in pledge; pawn.
  • Of the color of lavender-blossoms; very pale lilac.
  • To sprinkle or scent with lavender.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pale purple color
  • n. any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
  • adj. of a pale purple color
    • Equivalent
    chromatic   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    purpleness    purple   
    Hyponym
    spike lavender    common lavender   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lilac    mauve    scarlet    maroon    violet   
     
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