lavender 
1. any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Hyponyms: English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis, French lavender, Lavandula stoechas, spike lavender, Lavandula latifolia • Member Holonyms: Lavandula, genus Lavandula 2. a pale purple color • Hypernyms: purple, purpleness
of a pale purple color (Freq. 3) • Syn: lilac, lilac-colored • Similar to: chromatic • Derivationally related forms: lilac (for: lilac)
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