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English
Image:Topped lavender.jpg|thumb|right|Lavender.

Etymology
From the AF. lavendre (French: lavande), from ML. lavendula, from lividus (�bluish�).

Noun
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1. any of a group of European plants of the mint family.
2. colour a pale purple color|colour, like that of the lavender flower.

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Translations
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Dutch: lavendel
Finnish: laventeli
French: lavande f
Frisian: lavindel
German: Lavendel m
Hungarian: levendula
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Italian: lavanda f
Japanese: ����� (rabend�)
Persian: است�خ�د�س (ostokhuddos)
Russian: лаванда /lavánda/ f
Spanish: lavanda
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trans-top|colour
Dutch: zacht lila
Finnish: laventeli
French: bleu lavande m
Italian: lavanda f
Spanish: lavanda
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German: Lavendel m
Japanese: �� (����, fujiiro)
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Scientific names
Lavendula officinalis

Adjective
en-adj

1. colour having a pale purple colour.

Translations
trans-top|colour
Dutch: zacht lila
French: lavande m|f, bleu lavande m, bleue lavanade f
Japanese: ��� (�����, fujiiro no)
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Persian: ب��ش ر�ش� (banafsh-e roshan)
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Derived terms
lavender water
sea lavender
spike lavender

Related terms
launder

See also
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Colors
Category:Flowers
Category:Plants
Category:Purples
Category:Spices and Herbs

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