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Santolina ChamaecyparissusLavender 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.] Santon
Santon San"ton, n. [Sp. santon, augmented fr. santo holy, L.
sanctus.]
A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as
a saint: also, a hermit.
Santonate
Santonate San"to*nate, n. (Chem.)
A salt of santonic acid.
Santonic
Santonic San*ton"ic, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from
santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white
crystalline substance.
Santonin
Santonin San"to*nin, n. [L. herba santonica, a kind of plant,
fr. Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr. ?: cf. F.
santonine.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste,
extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an
anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color
blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a
yellow glass.
Santoninate
Santoninate San"to*nin`ate, n. (Chem.)
A salt of santoninic acid.
Santoninic
Santoninic San`to*nin"ic, a. (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to santonin; -- used specifically to
designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained
in its salts.
Meaning of SANTO from wikipedia
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Santo or
santo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Santo ('saint' in
various languages) may
refer to:
Santo (given name)
Santo (surname) El
Santo, Rodolfo...
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Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [
ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo]
meaning "Saint Dominic" but
verbatim "Holy Sunday"), once
known as
Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known...
- Nuno
Herlander Simões Espírito
Santo (born 25
January 1974),
known as Nuno Espírito
Santo or
simply Nuno, is a
Portuguese football manager and
former player...
- "
Santo Santo" (English: "Saint Saint") is the
first single song by Só Pra
Contrariar from the
album Juegos de Amor,
recorded as a duet with international...
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santos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Santos may
refer to:
Santos (surname)
Santos Balmori Picazo (1899–1992), Spanish-Mexican
painter Santos Benavides...
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Santo Antão,
Portuguese for "Saint Anthony", may
refer to the
following places. Vitória de
Santo Antão,
Pernambuco Santo Antão, Cape Verde, the northwesternmost...
- Palo
santo (Spanish for
sacred stick or holy wood etc.) may
refer to:
Lignum vitae,
heartwood of tree
species of the
genus Guaia****,
native to subtropical...
- Espírito
Santo (Portuguese: [(i)sˈpiɾitu ˈsɐ̃tu] ; lit. 'Holy Spirit') is a
state in
southeastern Brazil. Its
capital is Vitória, and its
largest city...
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Espiritu Santo (UK: /ɛˌspɪrɪtuː ˈsæntoʊ/, US: /- ˈsɑːntuː, - ˈsɑːntoʊ/; French: [ɛspiʁity sɑ̃to]) is the
largest island in the
nation of Vanuatu, with...
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Santo António or
Santo Antônio (Portuguese for "Saint Anthony") may
refer to the
following places:
Barra de
Santo Antônio,
Alagoas Novo
Santo Antônio...
