■ noun
1》 a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers. [Genus Lavandula .]
↘(also ~ oil ) a scented oil distilled from ~ flowers.
↘used in names of similar plants, e.g. sea ~ .
2》 a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. lavendre , based on med. L. lavandula .