Lavender

['lævəndə] or ['lævəndɚ]

解释:

(noun.) a pale purple color.

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

(adj.) of a pale purple color .

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解释:

(n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts.

(n.) The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac.

整理:肯尼思

解释:

n. an odoriferous plant probably so called from its being laid with newly washed clothes: a pale-lilac colour the colour of lavender blossoms.—v.t. to sprinkle with lavender.—n. Lav′ender-wa′ter a perfume composed of spirits of wine essential oil of lavender and ambergris.—Lay in lavender to lay by carefully as clothes with sprigs of lavender in them; Oil of lavender an aromatic oil distilled from lavender flowers and stems used as a stimulant and tonic.

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