| 单词 | lavender gentle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslavender gentle a. The plant Lavandula vera (family Labiatæ), a small shrub with small pale lilac-coloured flowers, and narrow oblong or lanceolate leaves; it is a native of the south of Europe and Northern Africa, but cultivated extensively in other countries for its perfume. Also applied, usually with defining word, to the two other species of Lavandula, L. Spica (distinguished as French lavender and † lavender spike), and L. Stœchas (formerly † lavender gentle). oil of lavender, the essential oil obtained by distillation of the blossoms of L. vera, used in medicine and perfumery. An inferior kind is obtained from the two other species, and is used in making varnishes and for other industrial purposes; that from L. Spica is called ‘oil of spike’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for roseeOE nardusOE nardOE lavendera1300 spikenardc1350 piste?1440 orris root1598 bainilla1678 amberseed1728 vanilla1728 ambrette1745 vanell1790 tonka bean1796 scent bean1822 muguet1830 lemon-grass1837 vanillea1845 sweet pea1890 snuff-bean1898 oak moss1921 tea olive1952 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > trees or shrubs > lavender plants lavendera1300 stechados1526 spike1541 stœchas1548 spick1558 French lavender1562 spikenard1563 cassidony1578 cast-me-down1597 stickadove1597 aspic1604 spike-lavender1607 a1300 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 557/9 Lauendula, i. lauendre. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 290/1 Lavendere, herbe, Lavendula. c1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 92/1 Lavendula, gall. et angl. lauendre. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 237/2 Lavendre an herbe, lauende. 1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Psevdonardvs Lauander. ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe (1585) L j Take of lauender gentle .g. & a half. 1570 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xv. 9 Thow Lauand, lurk; thow time, be tint; Thow Margelene, swaif. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie Lauander,..lauendula. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 65 Lauender, [is] called in Latine Lauanda, or Lauendula. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxxxvi. 264 Lauender is of two sortes, male and female. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 468 Lauender spike is called in Latine Lauandula. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 104 Here's flowres for you: Hot Lauender, Mints, Sauory, Mariorum. View more context for this quotation a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. vi. 280 The Seeds of Lavander kept a little warm and moist, will turn into Moths. 1751 J. Hill Hist. Materia Medica 424 Lavender has at all times been famous as a cephalic, nervous, and uterine medicine. 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening xvi. 332 Lavender..is for its pleasant aromatic scent, found in most gardens. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 209 The English oil of lavender, or the inferior foreign oil of spike (a larger species of lavender), is preferred in enamel painting. < as lemmas |
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