spike lavender
- noun
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lavanda espigada
- Essential oils are often extracted from spike lavender for use in aromatherapy treatment.
Examples
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In Mediterranean climates, spike lavender thrives in rocky, sunlit locations.
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The garden was filled with the scent of spike lavender blooming in early summer.
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The garden is full of spike lavender.
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I bought some spike lavenders for my backyard.
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Essential oils are often extracted from spike lavender for use in aromatherapy treatment.
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In Mediterranean climates, spike lavender thrives in rocky, sunlit locations.
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The garden was filled with the scent of spike lavender blooming in early summer.
Synonyms
A Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers grown for its strong pleasant oil
How Aromatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound names a type of lavender characterized by a spike-like stalk of flowers, so its meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'spike' (a flower-bearing stalk) + 'lavender' (the fragrant shrub). This botanical noun-formation is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Spike lavender gets its name from the long flower spikes that stand up along the stem, where pale purple blooms form a clear spike. Because people used these flowers to make 'oil' and 'perfume', the name now refers to the Mediterranean plant known for its scented 'oil'.