English Dictionary

FRENCH LAVENDER

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does French lavender mean? 

FRENCH LAVENDER (noun)
  The noun FRENCH LAVENDER has 2 senses:

1. Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oilplay

2. shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowersplay

  Familiarity information: FRENCH LAVENDER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRENCH LAVENDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

French lavender; Lavandula latifolia; spike lavender

Hypernyms ("French lavender" is a kind of...):

lavender (any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated)

Meronyms (substance of "French lavender"):

spike lavender oil; spike oil (pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

French lavender; Lavandula stoechas

Hypernyms ("French lavender" is a kind of...):

lavender (any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"All things come to he who waits." (English proverb)

"The drunk ones will sober up, but the mad ones will not clever up" (Breton proverb)

"If you wish, ask for more." (Arabic proverb)

"It's not only cooks that wear long knives." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact