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French lavender

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: French lavender

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Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
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shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: French lavender
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n Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil

Synonyms:
Lavandula latifolia, spike lavender
Type of:
lavender
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
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n shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers

Synonyms:
Lavandula stoechas
Type of:
lavender
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
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