What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Lavender vs Amethyst - What's the difference?

lavender | amethyst |

As nouns the difference between lavender and amethyst

is that lavender is any of a group of european plants, genus, lavandula , of the mint family while amethyst is amethyst.

As an adjective lavender

is having a pale purple colour.

lavender

English

Noun

  • Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula , of the mint family.
  • a pale purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.

    • Hyponyms

    * (plant) common lavender

    Derived terms

    * lavender water * sea lavender * spike lavender

    Related terms

    * launder

    Scientific names

    Lavandula officinalis -->

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * (Lavandula) * (Lavandula) *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a pale purple colour.

    • amethyst

    English

    (wikipedia amethyst)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst , chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}
  • (uncountable) A purple colour.
  • (tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

    • See also

    *

    References

    *