- lavender, lilac - of a pale purple color
Antonym: achromatic (indirect, via chromatic)
- lavender - any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
--1 is a kind of shrub, bush
--1 is a member of Lavandula, genus Lavandula
--1 has particulars:English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis; French lavender, Lavandula stoechas; spike lavender, French lavender, Lavandula latifolia