barballó

From Vulgar Latin *barbalionis, modification of barba (“beard”) Iovis (“of Jupiter”), a name anciently applied to butcher's broom.

barballó m (plural barballons)

1. (dialectal) lavender

   Synonym: espígol

• margalló

• “barballó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “barballó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.