English-Thai Dictionary

lavender

ADJ ที่ มี สีม่วง อ่อน  pale-purple ti-me-se-muang-on

 

lavender

N กลิ่น จาก ดอก ลา เวนเดอร์  klin-jak-dok-la-wen-dor

 

lavender

N ลา เวนเดอร์  ต้นไม้ช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ มีด อก สีม่วง เจือ ฟ้า อ่อน  la-wen-dor

 

lavender

N สีม่วง อ่อน  pale purple se-muang-on

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAVENDER

n.[L. lavendula.] A plant, or a genus of aromatic plants, Lavandula.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LAVENDER

Lav "en *der, n. Etym: [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash, and cf. Lavender. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. Lavender cotton (Bot. ), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina Chamæcyparissus ) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc. , and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground cypress. -- Lavender water, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. -- Sea lavender. (Bot. ) See Marsh rosemary. -- To lay in lavender. (a ) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender. (b ) To pawn. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lavender

lav en der |ˈlavəndər ˈlævəndər | ▶noun 1 a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers. Lavender has been widely used in perfumery and medicine since ancient times. [Genus Lavandula, family Labiatae. ] • the flowers and stalks of such a shrub dried and used to give a pleasant smell to clothes and bed linens. • (also lavender oil ) a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers. • dated used in reference to refinement or gentility: [ as modifier ] : she had a certain lavender charm. 2 a pale blue color with a trace of mauve. ▶verb [ with obj. ] perfume with lavender. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French lavendre, based on medieval Latin lavandula.

 

lavender cotton

lav en der cot ton (chiefly Brit. also cotton lavender ) ▶noun a small aromatic shrubby plant of the daisy family, with silvery or greenish lavenderlike foliage and yellow button flowers. Native to the Mediterranean area, it has insecticidal properties and is widely cultivated for garden plantings. [Genus Santolina, family Compositae: several species, in particular S. chamaecyparissus. ]

 

lavender water

lav en der wa ter ▶noun a perfume made from distilled lavender, alcohol, and ambergris.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lavender

lav ¦en |der |ˈlav (ə )ndə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers, used in perfumery and medicine. ●Genus Lavandula, family Labiatae. • (also lavender oil ) a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers. • used in names of plants similar to lavender, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender. • informal used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality: Rick is so hard-boiled that any touch of lavender is wiped away. • dated used in reference to refinement or gentility: [ as modifier ] : she had a certain lavender charm. 2 a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve. ▶verb [ with obj. ] perfume with lavender. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French lavendre, based on medieval Latin lavandula.

 

lavender cotton

lav ¦en |der cot ¦ton ▶noun another term for cotton lavender.

 

lavender water

lav ¦en |der water ▶noun [ mass noun ] a perfume made from distilled lavender, alcohol, and ambergris.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lavender

lav en der /lǽv (ə )ndə r /名詞 1 C U 〘植 〙ラベンダー 〘シソ科の低木; 芳香がある 〙.2 U 乾燥ラベンダー 〘防虫用 〙.3 U 薄紫色 .4 U ｟くだけて ｠同性愛, ゲイ .l à y A ó ut in l á vender ｟米 くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉をしかりつける .l à y (ú p ) A in l á vender (後で使うために )Aを大切にとっておく ; Aを質に入れる .～̀ b á g (乾燥ラベンダーを入れた, 袋状の )衣類用芳香剤 .～́ w à ter (ラベンダーから作った )香水 .