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li·lac  (llk, -lk, -lk)

n.

1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Syringa, especially S. vulgaris, widely cultivated for its clusters of fragrant purplish or white flowers.

2. A pale to light or moderate purple.

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[Obsolete French, from Arabic llak, from Middle Persian nlak, from nl, indigo, from Sanskrit nl, from nla-, dark blue.]

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lilac adj.

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lilac

Noun

a small tree with large sprays of purple or white sweet-smelling flowers

Adjective

pale purple [Persian nīlak bluish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers genus Syringa, Syringa - genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs Himalayan lilac, Syringa emodi - robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers Hungarian lilac, Syringa josikaea, Syringa josikea - central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers Syringa persica, Persian lilac - small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers Japanese tree lilac, Syringa amurensis japonica, Syringa reticulata - small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers Japanese lilac, Syringa villosa - lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers common lilac, Syringa vulgaris - large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Adj.	1.	lilac - of a pale purple color lavender, lilac-colored chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

lilac [ˈlaɪlək] n → lila

adj [colour] → de color lila

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lilac [ˈlaɪlək] n → lilas m

adj → lilas inv

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lilac [ˈlaɪlək] n (Bot) → Flieder m

adj → fliederfarben, (zart)lila

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lilac [ˈlaɪlək] n → lilla m inv

adj → lilla inv

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lilac

n lilac [ˈlailək]

1 a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers. sering لَيْلَك люляк šeřík syrentræ spanischer Flieder πασχαλιά lilas sirel درخت یاس syreeni lilas לִילָך नीलक jorgovan orgona lila dísarunnur, sírena lillà ライラック 라일락 alyva ceriņi pokok lilac sering syrin bez lilás liliac сирень orgován španski bezeg jorgovan syren พืชไม้ดอกสีม่วงแดงหรือสีขาวที่มีกลิ่นหอม leylak 丁香花，紫丁香 бузок گل یاس cây tử đinh hương 丁香花，紫丁香

2 (also adjective) (of) a pale, usually pinkish, purple colour lilac sheets. lila, pers لَيْلَكي светловиолетов lila syrenfarvet das Lila, lila λιλά lila lilla بنفش liila lilas צֶבַע הַלִילָך फीका नील लोहितवर्ण ljubičast lila (szín/színű) ungu kemerahan lillablár litur lilla うすむらさき色 (の) 옅은 자색 alyvų spalva ceriņkrāsas- warna ungu lembut lila- lilla liliowy lilás liliachiu сиреневый (цвет) fialová farba; fialový bledo vijoličast svetlo ljubičasto lila ที่มีสีม่วง leylak rengi 淡紫色的 бузковий колір ہلکا گلابی بنفشی رنگ có màu tía nhạt 淡紫色的