lavender

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see also: Lavender

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlæv.ən.də/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/

Noun

lavender

1. Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
2. a pale purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.

    

    

Related terms

• launder

Translations

• French: lavande
• German: Lavendel
• Italian: lavanda
• Portuguese: lavanda, alfazema
• Russian: лава́нда
• Spanish: lavanda, espliego, cantueso, alhucema

Translations

• French: bleu lavande
• German: Lavendel
• Italian: lavanda
• Portuguese: cor de lavanda
• Spanish: lavanda

Adjective

lavender

1. Having a pale purple colour.
2. (politics) Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.

Translations

• French: lavande, bleu lavande

Verb

lavender (lavenders, present participle lavendering; past and past participle lavendered)

1. (transitive) To decorate or perfume with lavender.

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Lavender

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Proper noun

1. Surname
2. A female given name.
   • 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media (2012) (ISBN 9781453271209)

     She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.

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