- Aromatic shrub - Fragrant flower - Fragrant shrub - Light purple - Pale violet - An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera),
common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and
perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of
spike), used in the arts. - The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and
more delicate than lilac.