ENGLISH LAVENDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does English lavender mean? 

• ENGLISH LAVENDER (noun)
  The noun ENGLISH LAVENDER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ENGLISH LAVENDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGLISH LAVENDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

English lavender; Lavandula angustifolia; Lavandula officinalis

Hypernyms ("English lavender" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Also called English lavender and true lavender.

(Lavender, NCI Dictionary)

Perillyl alcohol, a substance found in English lavender, is being studied in cancer prevention and treatment.

(English lavender, NCI Dictionary)