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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lav•en•der /ˈlævəndɚ/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] a pale bluish purple.
- Plant Biology[countable] a plant of the mint family having spikes of sweet-smelling, pale purple flowers, that produces an oil used in making perfume.
- [uncountable] the dried flowers or other parts of this plant used as scent or as a preservative.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lav•en•der (lav′ən dər),USA pronunciation n. - a pale bluish purple.
- Plant Biologyany Old World plant or shrub belonging to the genus Lavandula, of the mint family, esp. L. angustifolia, having spikes of fragrant, pale purple flowers.
- the dried flowers or other parts of this plant placed among linen, clothes, etc., for scent or as a preservative.
- Also called lav′ender wa′ter. toilet water, shaving lotion, or the like, made with a solution of oil of lavender.
- Medieval Latin lavendula, variant of livendula, nasalized variant of *lividula a plant livid in color. See livid, -ule
- Anglo-French
- Middle English lavendre 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lavender /ˈlævəndə/ n - any of various perennial shrubs or herbaceous plants of the genus Lavandula, esp L. vera, cultivated for its mauve or blue flowers and as the source of a fragrant oil (oil of lavender): family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- the dried parts of L. vera, used to perfume clothes
- a pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour
- perfume scented with lavender
Etymology: 13th Century: lavendre, via French from Medieval Latin lavendula, of obscure origin |