Lavender

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.

The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac.

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