Livid Yet Calming Fragrant Herb Used For Centuries To Scent Laundry Perfumes And Soaps And To Promote Cleanliness Hence Its Etymological Connection To Washing Or Wash

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noun • any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated • a pale purple color adjective satellite • of a pale purple color
	56%	8		Fragrant herb used in perfumes and soaps
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	53%	14		A fragrant herb often used in perfumes and soaps
noun • Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil • shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers

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1	A fragrant herb often used in perfumes and soaps
2	Centuries and centuries New York Times - 21 Apr 1984	New York Times / 21 Apr 1984
3	Centuries upon centuries New York Times - 02 Jan 1978	New York Times / 02 Jan 1978
4	Fragrant herb in the mint family, particularly good for drying, like its bouquet garni companion bay and its relatives lavender, marjoram, oregano, sage and savory Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 08 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 08 Jul 2023
5	Fragrant herb used in perfumes and soaps
6	Fragrant resin used in medicine and perfumes The Guardian Quick - 22 Jun 2011	The Guardian Quick / 22 Jun 2011
7	Word for a tree originally, hence its survival in names of arbors including the “horn” and “white” species; or, a transverse timber of a ship, hence the greatest width of said vessel Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 29 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 29 Jul 2023

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