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spike lavender

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spike lavender
n.
An aromatic Mediterranean plant (Lavandula latifolia) of the mint family, yielding an oil similar to that of true lavender.
spike lavender
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Mediterranean lavender plant, Lavandula latifolia, having pale purple flowers and yielding an oil used in paints
[from dialect spick lavender, via Old French and Old Provençal from Latin spīca spike2]
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Noun1.spike lavender - Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
French lavender, Lavandula latifolia
lavender - any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
spike lavender oil, spike oil - pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
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distilled from the same plant as Neroli with a lower cost), Spike Lavender (almost a cross between true lavender and sage ?
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it is much less expensive with many of the same properties), and fifteen drops Spike Lavender (a Lavender with strong antiseptic qualities ?
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There are at least seven types of lavender available locally: English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia); spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia); Lavandin (Lavandula x intermedia), which is a hybrid between English and spike lavender; dwarf English lavender; French lavender (Lavandula dentata); Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas); and California lavender (Lavandula pinnata).
GARDENING : FRAGRANT LAVENDER'S POPULARITY CONTINUES TO GROW by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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