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  • lavender — /lav euhn deuhr/, n. 1. a pale bluish purple. 2. any Old World plant or shrub belonging to the genus Lavandula, of the mint family, esp. L. angustifolia, having spikes of fragrant, pale purple flowers. 3. the dried flowers or other parts of this… …   Universalium

  • Allegheny spurge — noun low semi evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere • Syn: ↑Allegheny mountain spurge, ↑Pachysandra procumbens • Hypernyms: ↑pachysandra * * * noun or …   Useful english dictionary

  • spi|cate — «SPY kayt», adjective. 1. Botany. a) having spikes: »a spicate plant. b) arranged in spikes: »a spicate flower. 2. Zoology. having the form of a spike; pointed: »a spicate appendage. ╂[< Latin spīcātus, past participle of spīcāre furnish wit …   Useful english dictionary

  • spike — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse spīk splinter & spīkr spike; akin to Middle Dutch spiker spike more at spoke Date: 13th century 1. a very large nail 2. a. one of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dragonhead — noun American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers • Syn: ↑dragon s head, ↑Dracocephalum parviflorum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Dracocephalum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Erianthus — noun genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs • Syn: ↑genus Erianthus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family …   Useful english dictionary

  • purple loosestrife — noun marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States • Syn: ↑spiked loosestrife, ↑Lythrum salicaria • Hypernyms: ↑loosestrife • Member Holonyms: ↑Lythrum, ↑genus Lythru …   Useful english dictionary

  • spike lavender — noun Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil • Syn: ↑French lavender, ↑Lavandula latifolia • Hypernyms: ↑lavender • Substance Meronyms: ↑spike lavender oil, ↑spike oil * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiky — 1. adj. (spikier, spikiest) 1 like a spike; having many spikes. 2 colloq. easily offended; prickly. Derivatives: spikily adv. spikiness n. 2. adj. Bot. having spikes or ears …   Useful english dictionary

  • witch alder — noun any of several deciduous low growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains • Syn: ↑fothergilla •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spicate — /ˈspaɪkeɪt/ (say spuykayt) adjective 1. (of a plant) having spikes. 2. (of flowers) arranged in spikes. 3. (of an inflorescence) in the form of a spike. {Latin spīcātus, past participle, furnished with spikes} …  

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