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Lavandula

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n.1.A genus of plants of the mint family including the lavender{1}.
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Noun1.Lavandula - lavenderLavandula - lavender                            
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
lavender - any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated


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