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Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the Old World, primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of mainland Eurasia, with an affinity for maritime breezes.
Lavender Country was an American country music band formed in 1972 whose self-titled 1973 album is the first known gay-themed album in country music history. [1] Based in Seattle, Washington, the band originally consisted of lead singer and guitarist Patrick Haggerty (1944–2022), [2] [3] keyboardist Michael Carr, singer and fiddler Eve Morris and guitarist Robert Hammerstrom.
Lavender is a given name often given in reference to the flowering plant or to the light purple color. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is derived from the Old French word lavendre from the Latin lavendula . [ 3 ] In some instances, it might also be a transferred use of the surname , which originated as an occupational name for a person who worked in a laundry ...
Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.).Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender [2] (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, [3] common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.
The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal ...
The word literally means "lavender." Lavanda is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 460 metres (1,510 ft). [2] It is administratively subordinate to the Luchyste Village Council. [1] Its population was 177 in the 2001 Ukrainian census. [3] Current population: Population: 206 (2014 Census). [4] The M18 highway runs near the ...
Lavandula stoechas, the Spanish lavender or topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (U.K.), [1] is a species of lavender native to the Mediterranean Basin. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ page needed ] Taxonomy
List of English words of Indian origin; List of English words of Indonesian origin, including from Javanese, Malay (Sumatran) Sundanese, Papuan (West Papua), Balinese, Dayak and other local languages in Indonesia; List of English words of Irish origin. List of Irish words used in the English language; List of English words of Italian origin