lavender

B2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

US /ˈlævəndɚ/ UK /ˈlævəndə/ See IPA manual

Freq #13166

Meanings

1

noun
an aromatic Mediterranean plant with narrow leaves and spikes of small purple flowers

Lavender grew beside the path and scented the warm evening air.
2

noun
the dried flowers or fragrant oil of the lavender plant, used in perfumes, sachets, and remedies

She filled a small cloth bag with lavender and placed it among the linens.
3

noun
a pale purple color

The sky faded from pink to lavender after sunset.
4

adj
pale purple in color

He wore a lavender shirt with a gray jacket.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a pale purple color lilacpale purple

4 adj · pale purple in color lilac-colored

Word family

Derived forms lavender-coloredlavendery

Related forms lavandinperfumesachet

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Phrases (1)

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sea lavender
a salt-marsh plant with clusters of small white or mauve flowers

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English lavendre, through Anglo-Norman and Old French lavendre or lavande, from Medieval Latin lavandula. Its deeper origin is uncertain; traditional explanations connect it with Latin lavare, 'to wash,' because the fragrant plant was used in washing and scenting linen.

Topics

Plants & Agriculture

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# lavender

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈlævəndɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlævəndə/
**Frequency rank:** 13166

## Meanings
1. an aromatic Mediterranean plant with narrow leaves and spikes of small purple flowers
2. the dried flowers or fragrant oil of the lavender plant, used in perfumes, sachets, and remedies
3. a pale purple color
4. pale purple in color

## Examples
- Lavender grew beside the path and scented the warm evening air.
- She filled a small cloth bag with lavender and placed it among the linens.
- The sky faded from pink to lavender after sunset.
- He wore a lavender shirt with a gray jacket.

## Synonyms
- lilac
- pale purple

## Derived Forms
- lavender-colored
- lavendery

## Related Forms
- lavandin
- perfume
- sachet

## Etymology
From Middle English lavendre, through Anglo-Norman and Old French lavendre or lavande, from Medieval Latin lavandula. Its deeper origin is uncertain; traditional explanations connect it with Latin lavare, 'to wash,' because the fragrant plant was used in washing and scenting linen.

## Topics
- Plants & Agriculture

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