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lavender cotton
noun
- a silvery-gray, evergreen, woody composite plant, Santolina chamaecyparissus, of southern Europe, having yellow flower heads.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lavender cotton1
First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences
Now she lay across the bed, in crumpled lavender cotton and shabby pumps, very feminine, utterly cowed.
From Project Gutenberg
Lavender cotton is a species of the genus Santolina, small, yellow-flowered, evergreen undershrubs of the Composite order.
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