Definition of Lavandula stoechas

1. Noun. Shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers.

Exact synonyms: French Lavender
Generic synonyms: Lavender

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavandula Stoechas

Laurus nobilis
Laurussia
Lausanne
Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movem
Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces
Lautaro Youth Movement
Lauth's canal
Lauth's ligament
Lauth's violet
Lava
Laval
Lavandula
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula latifolia
Lavandula officinalis
Lavandula stoechas
Lavasan
Lavatera
Lavatera arborea
Lavdovsky's nucleoid
Laverania
Lavern
Laverna
Laverne
Lavigne
Lavinia
Lavoisier
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Lavukaleve
Law

Literary usage of Lavandula stoechas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Volatile Oils by Eduard Gildemeister, Friedrich Hoffmann (1900)
"Oil of lavandula stoechas. ... L. is very similar to that of lavandula stoechas L. Its odor reminds strongly of rosemary oil and camphor. It has the sp. gr. ..."

2. The Chemistry of Essential Oils and Artificial Perfumes by Ernest John Parry (1908)
"The oil of lavandula stoechas (the "holy rosemary " of the Spaniards) resembles rosemary rather than lavender in its odour. Its specific gravity is about ..."

3. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"lavandula stoechas, Linne. South-Europe, North-Africa. " Topped Lavender." This shrub can also be utilised for oil-distillation and other purposes, ..."

4. Hortus Kewensis: Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1789)
"lavandula stoechas. Sp. pl. 800. French Lavender. Nat. of the South of Europe. Cult. 1568. Turn. herb, part 2. fol. 148. Fl. May July. GH }>. viridis. 3. ..."

5. Rambles on the Riviera by Eduard Strasburger (1906)
"lavandula stoechas, from Mentone, p. 257. Lavatera arborea, from the Cap d'Antibes, p. 263. Lavatera maritima, from the Pont St. Louis, Mentone, p. 271. ..."

6. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"... resulting from the practice of collecting the distillates in two portions.—Chem. & Drugg., April 4, 1908, 537. Oil of lavandula stoechas—C*0*w/ ..."

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