Get to know Lavender better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like lilac or chromatic.
Lavender meaning
- Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
- A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.
- A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives.
Using Lavender
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family. | A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower. | A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives.
- Useful related words include: lilac, lilac-colored, chromatic, shrub.
- In the example corpus, lavender often appears in combinations such as: lavender and, and lavender, the lavender.
Context around Lavender
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lavender
- In this selection, "lavender" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, english, french, spanish, farm, french and season stand out and add context to how "lavender" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 7th edition lavender oil main and a commercial lavender farm we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lavender" sits close to words such as bouncing, canine and cynthia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lavender
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also available in lavender and black. (6 words)
A mix of juniper berry and lavender is pure bliss! (10 words)
At 5 a.m., lavender hues flickered across the waves. (10 words)
His choice of appointments caused lasting damage to his reputation, worsened by the suggestion that the first draft of the list had been written by his political secretary Marcia Williams on lavender notepaper (it became known as the "Lavender List"). (40 words)
No problem — a limited number of day visitor tickets are available for each day during the lavender season, and there's also a call-out for volunteers to help with the lavender harvest at the end of the season. (39 words)
You can cut back lavender heavily (about six inches) every few years to keep the plants from getting straggly, and remember, lavender is not a long-lived plant, so you should plan on replacing plants about every ten years. (39 words)
Visit the many Artisan Vendor booths selling Lavender plants and products like skin care products, soaps, mists, sachets, Gourmet Lavender Honey, jewelry, arts and crafts and many more booths! (29 words)
A mix of juniper berry and lavender is pure bliss! (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
The names widely used for some of the species, "English lavender", "French lavender" and "Spanish lavender" are all imprecisely applied.
No problem — a limited number of day visitor tickets are available for each day during the lavender season, and there's also a call-out for volunteers to help with the lavender harvest at the end of the season.
We're not a commercial lavender farm, we're just a small lavender farm and the distillery is the commercial element.
He did stop by in the evening and I gave him a large quantity of lavender leaves from my lavender bush.
Summers Past Farms in Flinn Springs invites you to come celebrate the fragrance and beauty of lavender at a Lavender Festival and Antique Fair on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Those students celebrated at the Lavender Graduation received a lavender cord as well as a certificate.
Visit the many Artisan Vendor booths selling Lavender plants and products like skin care products, soaps, mists, sachets, Gourmet Lavender Honey, jewelry, arts and crafts and many more booths!
You can cut back lavender heavily (about six inches) every few years to keep the plants from getting straggly, and remember, lavender is not a long-lived plant, so you should plan on replacing plants about every ten years.
OliveSpa makes soap in seasonal scents like mulled wine, peppermint hot chocolate and gingerbread or opt for a “pamper pack,” which includes peppermint lavender soap, peppermint foot balm and lavender body butter.
His choice of appointments caused lasting damage to his reputation, worsened by the suggestion that the first draft of the list had been written by his political secretary Marcia Williams on lavender notepaper (it became known as the "Lavender List").
Kathleen Norris Brenzel, editor, The Sunset Western Garden Book, 7th Edition Lavender oil main Commercially, the plant is grown mainly for the production of essential oil of lavender.
Reboul; Cuisinière Provençale (1910) In the 1970s, a blend of herbs called herbes de Provence which usually includes lavender was invented by spice wholesalers, citation and lavender has more recently become popular in cooking.
She believed that the garden varieties were hybrids between true lavender L. angustifolia and spike lavender ( L. latifolia ).
The tubular flowers can be lavender, blue, white, pink, or lilac, and spotted with tiny lavender-purple dots.
A craft and antique fair with dozens of booths, on the grounds of Rangeley’s Outdoor Heritage Museum, just as Mainers’ favorite non-native lavender flowers are blooming.
Along with GSC and Lavender House, there are queer student groups, such as the Queer Student Cultural Center, as well as courses and a minor in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender studies available to students.
Also available in lavender and black.
A mix of juniper berry and lavender is pure bliss!
A rainbow of colors: Take your pick from a wide range of attractive colors that fit nicely into any bedroom, including white, grey, sky blue, navy, and lavender, among others.
At 5 a.m., lavender hues flickered across the waves.
Common combinations with lavender
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lavender and 25×
- and lavender 18×
- the lavender 14×
- of lavender 14×
- with lavender 11×
- in lavender 9×
- lavender hill 7×
- lavender was 6×
- at lavender 5×
- lavender is 5×