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lavender vs French lavender

French lavender vs lavender

lavender and French lavender both are nouns.

lavender is an adjective but French lavender is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lavender Yes Yes No No
French lavender Yes No No No
As nouns, French lavender is a hyponym of lavender; that is, French lavender is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lavender:
  • lavender: any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
  • French lavender: shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers
lavender (noun) French lavender (noun)
a pale purple color shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
lavender (adjective) French lavender (adjective)
of a pale purple color
Difference between lavender and French lavender

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