mass noun
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- 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.薰衣草。
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- Genus Lavandula, family Labiatae.薰衣草属, 唇形科。
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- the flowers and stalks of such a shrub dried and used to give a pleasant smell to clothes and bed linen（衣服或床单等薰香用的）干薰衣草（花和茎）。
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- （亦作lavender oil）a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers薰衣草香油精。
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- used in names of similar plants, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender［用于类似植物名称, 如cotton lavender, sea lavenda.］
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- informal used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality〈非正式〉女人气; 同性恋气质：
Rick is so hard-boiled that any touch of lavender is wiped away.
里克是一个饱经风霜、不动感情的人, 丝毫没有女人的阴柔之气。
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- dated used in reference to refinement or gentility〈旧〉有教养; 温文尔雅：
as modifier she had a certain lavender charm.她有着某种温文尔雅的吸引力。
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- a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve淡紫色。
词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French lavendre, based on medieval Latin lavandula.