lavender.
Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
Meaning & usage
Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
A pale bluish purple or violet colour, like that of the lavender flower.
A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Medieval Latin lavendulader. Old French lavendrebor. Middle English lavendre English lavender From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes.
Having a pale purple colour.
Pertaining to LGBT people and rights.
Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Medieval Latin lavendulader. Old French lavendrebor. Middle English lavendre English lavender From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes.
To decorate or perfume with lavender.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Medieval Latin lavendulader. Old French lavendrebor. Middle English lavendre English lavender From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes.
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