lavandin
Britishnoun
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a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
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an essential oil extracted from this plant
Example Sentences
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The superior lavandin was Phenomenal, which is more compact than others such as Provence and Grosso, both of which I’ve lost over the years.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2018
A dozen were forms of the low, broad English lavender, and only one was the larger, hybrid lavandin seen in the perfume fields of Provence.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2018
Provence growers, particularly of lavender and its hybrid sister, lavandin, are trying everything to fight back: planting newer hybrid crops, adding irrigation, masking their fields with other plants to fool meddlesome cicadas.
From National Geographic • Dec. 11, 2015
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