Definition of English lavender

1. Noun. Aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets.

Exact synonyms: Lavandula Angustifolia, Lavandula Officinalis
Generic synonyms: Lavender

Lexicographical Neighbors of English Lavender

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English covenants
English daisy
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English elm
English foxhound
English hawthorn
English horn
English horns
English iris
English ivy
English lady crab
English language
English lavender
English muffin
English muffins
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English opening
English partridge
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Literary usage of English lavender

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Reports and Scientific Papers by Imperial Institute (Great Britain), Frederick Augustus Abel (1903)
"The specimen contained no added alcohol, was very pale yellow in colour, and possessed the pungent cineol odour of english lavender oil, although distinctly ..."

2. Proceedings by Michigan Pharmaceutical Association, New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Association, New Hampshire Commission of Pharmacy (1895)
"english lavender Requisite for Gentlewomen. SEASONABLE 7"his Preparation is totally different from and far in TIMES. V^ advance of any other article for ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"english lavender Oil—Abnormal Specimen.—CMW Grieb has recently examined a quantity of english lavender oil in which the following factors were determined ..."

4. The Volatile Oils by Eduard Gildemeister, Friedrich Hoffmann (1900)
"pc From dried French flowers Schimmel & Co. obtained 1.2 pc, from German flowers as much as 2.8 pc of oil.1 The english lavender oil industry is quite ..."

5. Encyclopedia of Household Information: A Compendium of Facts for Easy (1890)
"... and the best oil of english lavender, four parts of each ; oil of neroli, two parts ; and of the oil of cloves and verbena, one part each. ..."

6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The english lavender is grown in light and well-drained calcareous soils. In well-drained ground, lavender will bear some cold, especially if protected, ..."

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