Definition of: lavender

(lav′ən·dər) noun
1. An aromatic shrub (genus Lavandula) of the mint family, especially the Old World spike lavender (L. officinalis), the source of oil of lavender.
2. Its characteristic perfume.
3. The dried flowers and leaves of this plant, used to scent linen, etc.
4. The color of lavender flowers, a pale lilac.
—adjective Of, pertaining to, or like lavender. [<AF lavendre <Med. L lavendula, livendula,? <L livere be bluish <lividus blue; infl. in form by lavare wash, because used as a perfume in baths]
SPIKE LAVENDER
(Plant from 2 to 3 feet tall)