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noun / adjective

lavender

LAV-uhn-der/ˈlævəndər/

An aromatic plant with slender leaves and purple blooms.

This lavender plant has slender gray-green leaves and upright purple flowers.

A living lavender plant with slender gray-green leaves and upright spikes of tiny purple flowers, shown clearly enough to distinguish the plant from the lavender color or a cut bouquet.
Etymology
lavenderLatinlavender plant

Latin lavendula named the plant and may derive from lividus, “bluish.” If so, it was probably associated with words for washing because lavender scented washed fabrics and baths.

In context

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More examples

  • The lavender beside our porch smells wonderful.
  • She fills small cloth bags with dried lavender.
  • We plant lavender in a sunny spot with good drainage.

Forms

lavender · lavenders