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   lavender

   /ˈlav(ɪ)ndə/

   noun

   • 1. a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers, used in perfumery and medicine.
   • ▪ a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers: "lavender, like most essential oils, is kind to sore or infected skin"
   • ▪ used in names of plants similar to lavender, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender.
   • ▪ used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality: informal "Rick is so hard-boiled that any touch of lavender is wiped away"
   • ▪ used in reference to refinement or gentility: dated "she had a certain lavender charm"
   • 2. a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve: "romantic designs in old-fashioned tones of primrose, lavender, and rose"

   verb

   • 1. perfume with lavender: "lavendered sheets"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French lavendre, based on medieval Latin lavandula.

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