Meaning of LAVENDER
| Pronunciation: | | 'lavundur
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- [n] any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
- [adj] of a pale purple color
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| | Synonyms: | | chromatic, lilac |
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| | See Also: | | bush, English lavender, French lavender, genus Lavandula, Lavandula, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula latifolia, Lavandula officinalis, Lavandula stoechas, shrub, spike lavender | |
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| | Definition: | |  Lavender
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda
lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.
lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in
bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.
{Lavender}.]
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 Cham[ae]cyparissus}) 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.]
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| | Definition: | | Seeing lavender in you dream indicates mysticism and spirituality. |
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| | Related Terms: | | amethystine, lilac, livid, magenta, mauve, mulberry, orchid, pansy-purple, plum-colored, plum-purple, purple, purplescent, purplish, purply, purpurate, purpure, purpureal, purpurean, purpureous, raisin-colored, violaceous, violet |
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