English > lavender: 3 senses > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated. |
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| Member of | Lavandula, genus Lavandula | lavender |
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| Narrower | English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis | aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets |
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| French lavender, Lavandula stoechas | shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers |
| spike lavender, French lavender, Lavandula latifolia | Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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| Spanish | espliego, lavanda, lavandula |
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| Catalan | espígol, lavanda |
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