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Lavender
To scientific name of a plant: This is a redirect from a vernacular (“common”) name to the scientific name of a plant (or group of plants).
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Lilac (noun)
A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially species, bearing white, pale-pink{{,}} or purple flowers.
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Lilac (noun)
A flower of the lilac shrub.
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Lilac (noun)
A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
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Lilac (adjective)
(colour) having a pale purple colour.
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Lavender (noun)
Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
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Lavender (noun)
a colour, like that of the lavender flower.
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Lavender (adjective)
Having a pale purple colour.
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Lavender (adjective)
Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.
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Lavender (verb)
To decorate or perfume with lavender.
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Lilac (noun)
a Eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family, which has fragrant violet, pink, or white blossom and is a popular garden ornamental.
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Lilac (noun)
a pale pinkish-violet colour
“a lilac cardigan”
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Lavender (noun)
a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers, used in perfumery and medicine.
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Lavender (noun)
a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers
“a cake of lavender soap”
“lavender, like most essential oils, is kind to sore or infected skin”
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Lavender (noun)
used in names of plants similar to lavender, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender.
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Lavender (noun)
used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality
“Rick is so hard-boiled that any touch of lavender is wiped away”
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Lavender (noun)
used in reference to refinement or gentility
“she had a certain lavender charm”
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Lavender (noun)
a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve
“she wore a lavender silk dress”
“romantic designs in old-fashioned tones of primrose, lavender, and rose”
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Lavender (verb)
perfume with lavender
“lavendered sheets”