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Lavender vs Heather - What's the difference?

lavender | heather |

As nouns the difference between lavender and heather

is that lavender is any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family while heather is an evergreen plant, species: Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.

As adjectives the difference between lavender and heather

is that lavender is having a pale purple colour while heather is of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

As a proper noun Heather is

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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.

    • heather

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) An evergreen plant, , with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
  • (botany) The Ericaceae family.
  • (botany) Various species of the genus Erica .
  • (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope .
  • A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

    • Synonyms

    * (Calluna vulgaris) ling

    Related terms

    * heath

    Derived terms

    * bell heather * heather grass * heather mixture

    See also

    (other terms of interest) * briar * ericaceous * hypericum * marsh andromeda * whortleberry * * (wikipedia "heather") * (Ericaceae) * (commonslite)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

    • Anagrams

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