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Lavandula

Flora
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The botanical name for lavender, a fragrant herb with purple spikes of flowers.

Detailed Definition
Lavandula, commonly lavender, is prized for its calming scent and silvery foliage. In poetry, it evokes tranquility, remembrance, and devotion. Frequently used in elegies and love poems, its aroma symbolizes enduring memory and spiritual serenity, while its color suggests nobility and grace in the natural world.
Example
Example in poetry:
Lavandula (lavender) appears in Provence poetry as fragrant fields: “Lavender rows stripe the hillside blue”; In Victorian verse, it meant “devotion” and calm; Modern eco-poems praise its bee value: “Lavender hums with pollinator song”; In love poetry, its scent is memory: “Your pillow smells of lavender and peace”; In sensory verse, its oil soothes: “Lavender drops—stress dissolves”; In folk poetry, it wards moths: “Lavender sachets guard the linen chest.”
Additional Notes
Lavandula is the botanical name for lavender; see ID 16125 for cultural and symbolic context—calm, devotion, and rural purity; in poetry, its purple spikes and scent evoke Provence or nostalgic summers; note its use in sachets for preservation—metaphor for holding memory.
Also Known As
Lavender English Lavender
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