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Santolina Chamaecyparissus
Lavender Lav"en*der, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash, and cf. Lavender.] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts. 2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. Lavender cotton (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina Cham[ae]cyparissus) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground cypress. Lavender water, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. Sea lavender. (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary. To lay in lavender. (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender. (b) To pawn. [Obs.]

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- Phytophthora tentaculata Foliage S. chamaecyparissus 'Lime Fizz' In the UBC Botanical Garden "Santolina chamaecyparissus". International Plant Names Index...
- santolinella (feeds exclusively on S. chamaecyparissus) and the Coleophora case-bearers C. albicella (recorded on S. chamaecyparissus), C. involucrella (feeds exclusively...
- (1992). "Das etherische Öl von Santolina chamaecyparissus L." [The essential oil of Santolina chamaecyparissus L.]. Parfümerie und Kosmetik. 73 (9): 617–637...
- difficulties since Linnaeus and is currently considered part of the Santolina chamaecyparissus species complex. "Santolina virens Mill". Plants of the World Online...
- Achillea callichroa Achillea cappadocica Achillea carpatica Achillea chamaecyparissus Achillea chamaemelifolia Achillea cheilanthifolia Achillea chrysocoma...
- southernwood and shares its Swedish name with the cotton lavender Santolina chamaecyparissus. It has been mentioned as early as the sixteenth century in Swedish...
- pharynx, liver and gallbladder complaints and other maladies. Santolina chamaecyparissus Cotton lavender Most commonly, the flowers and leaves are made into...
- larvae feed on the seedheads of Santolina rosmarinifolia and Santolina chamaecyparissus. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora involucrella. Wikispecies...
- Sardinia. The larvae feed on Artemisia caerulescens gallica and Santolina chamaecyparissus. Larvae can be found from October to June. Wikimedia Commons has media...
- chamaecyparissus (A. Br. ex Mutel) ****konen Diphasium chamaecyparissus (A. Br. ex Mutel) A. & D. Löve Diphasium complanatum ssp. chamaecyparissus (A...