French lavender
- noun
- /frɛntʃ ˈlævəndər/
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lavanda francesa
- The garden was filled with the calming scent of French lavender in full bloom.
Examples
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She uses oil from French lavender to make her handmade soaps.
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A field of French lavender stretched along the hillside, attracting bees and visitors alike.
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I love the smell of French lavender.
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The garden is filled with French lavenders.
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A field of French lavender stretched along the hillside, attracting bees and visitors alike.
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The garden was filled with the calming scent of French lavender in full bloom.
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She uses oil from French lavender to make her handmade soaps.
Synonyms
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A small plant with narrow leaves and pale purple flowers that smell nice
A small lavender bush with grey leaves and purple scented flowers that smell nice
A group of small, sweet-smelling flowering plants grown for fragrant flowers and oil
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'French lavender' is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'French' (relating to France) + 'lavender' (a fragrant shrub), so a learner will infer it denotes a type/variety of lavender associated with France or the Mediterranean. This compositional, descriptive pattern is cross-linguistically common and thus immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
French lavender gets its name from purple fields in southern France where strong-smelling lavender was grown and used to make soaps and perfumes. So the name means a kind of lavender people grow for its pleasant 'scent' and for gardens.