名詞 lavender:

1. any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated

形容詞 lavender:

1. of a pale purple color
   同義詞：lilac, lilac-colored

1. Lavender has a delicate fragrance.
   薰衣草有淡淡的香味。
2. There is a lavender scent and rosemary scent in the air.
   空氣中有熏衣草和迷迭香花的味道。
3. A trailing lavender negligee that swore at her bright red hair.
   她身著拖地的淡紫色的長睡衣，與她那耀眼的紅頭發(fā)很不協(xié)調(diào)。
4. I don't like the smell of lavender.
   我不喜歡熏衣草的香味。
5. I bought some lavender writing paper.
   我買了一些淡紫色的信紙。
6. This is a kind of lavender-water.
   這是一種熏衣草香水。

lav.en.der

n.（名詞）

Any of various aromatic Old World plants of the genusLavandula, especially L. angustifolia, having clusters of small purplish flowers that yield an oil used in perfumery.
熏衣草：任一種產(chǎn)于歐洲的熏衣草 屬芳香植物，尤指 狹葉熏衣草 ，開成串的紫色小花，其香精油可用于制香水
The fragrant dried leaves, stems, and flowers of this plant.
干花熏衣草：這種植物的曬干后的芳香葉子、莖和花
Color A pale to light purple to very light or very pale violet.
【色彩】 淡紫色：一種從淺白到亮紫再到非常亮或白的紫羅蘭色

來源：
Middle English lavendre
中古英語 lavendre
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
from Medieval Latin livendula, lavendula
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 livendula, lavendula
perhaps from Latin lovidus [bluish] * see livid
可能源自 拉丁語 lovidus [淺藍(lán)色] *參見 livid

【引伸】
lav.ender
adj.（形容詞）