Lavender
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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.
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”