lavender

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 3
   noun

   a pale purple color

   The sky faded from pink to lavender after sunset.

4. 4
   adj

   pale purple in color

   He wore a lavender shirt with a gray jacket.

Common collocations

• sea lavender Noun + noun

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.

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