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Definition of English lavender
1. Noun. Aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets.
Lexicographical Neighbors of English Lavender
Literary usage of English lavender
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Reports and Scientific Papers by Imperial Institute (Great Britain), Frederick Augustus Abel (1903)
"The specimen contained no added alcohol, was very pale yellow in colour, and
possessed the pungent cineol odour of english lavender oil, although distinctly ..."
2. Proceedings by Michigan Pharmaceutical Association, New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Association, New Hampshire Commission of Pharmacy (1895)
"english lavender Requisite for Gentlewomen. SEASONABLE 7"his Preparation is
totally different from and far in TIMES. V^ advance of any other article for ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"english lavender Oil—Abnormal Specimen.—CMW Grieb has recently examined a quantity
of english lavender oil in which the following factors were determined ..."
4. The Volatile Oils by Eduard Gildemeister, Friedrich Hoffmann (1900)
"pc From dried French flowers Schimmel & Co. obtained 1.2 pc, from German flowers
as much as 2.8 pc of oil.1 The english lavender oil industry is quite ..."
5. Encyclopedia of Household Information: A Compendium of Facts for Easy (1890)
"... and the best oil of english lavender, four parts of each ; oil of neroli, two
parts ; and of the oil of cloves and verbena, one part each. ..."
6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The english lavender is grown in light and well-drained calcareous soils.
In well-drained ground, lavender will bear some cold, especially if protected, ..."