Lilac vs. Lavender

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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).

Wikipedia
  • Lilac (noun)

    A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially species, bearing white, pale-pink{{,}} or purple flowers.

  • Lilac (noun)

    A flower of the lilac shrub.

  • Lilac (noun)

    A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.

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  • Lilac (adjective)

    (colour) having a pale purple colour.

  • Lavender (noun)

    Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.

  • Lavender (noun)

    a colour, like that of the lavender flower.

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  • Lavender (adjective)

    Having a pale purple colour.

  • Lavender (adjective)

    Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.

  • Lavender (verb)

    To decorate or perfume with lavender.

Wiktionary
  • 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.

  • Lilac (noun)

    a pale pinkish-violet colour

    “a lilac cardigan”

  • Lavender (noun)

    a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers, used in perfumery and medicine.

  • 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”

  • Lavender (noun)

    used in names of plants similar to lavender, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender.

  • Lavender (noun)

    used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality

    “Rick is so hard-boiled that any touch of lavender is wiped away”

  • Lavender (noun)

    used in reference to refinement or gentility

    “she had a certain lavender charm”

  • 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”

  • Lavender (verb)

    perfume with lavender

    “lavendered sheets”

Oxford Dictionary

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