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lavender
noun
- any of a genus (Lavandula) of fragrant European plants of the mint family, having spikes of pale-purplish flowers and yielding an aromatic oil ()
- the dried flowers, leaves, and stalks of this plant, used to fill sachets and to perfume clothes, linens, etc.
- a pale purple
adjective
pale-purple
transitive verb
to perfume with lavender
See lavender in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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