n.
- a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers.
[Genus Lavandula.]
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(also lavender oil)
a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers.
▸used in names of similar plants, e.g. sea lavender.
- a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. lavendre, based on med. L. lavandula.