spike lavender
noun
a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
Origin of spike lavender
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby spike lavender
spigot,
spik,
spike,
spike heath,
spike heel,
spike lavender,
spike moss,
spike potential,
spike-rush,
spike-tooth harrow,
spikedace
British Dictionary definitions for spike lavender
spike lavender
noun
a Mediterranean lavender plant, Lavandula latifolia, having pale purple flowers and yielding an oil used in paints
Word Origin for spike lavender
C17: from dialect
spick lavender, via Old French and Old Provençal from Latin
spīca spike ²