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lilac
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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.

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

lilac adj.

lilac
Noun
a small tree with large sprays of purple or white sweet-smelling flowers
Adjective
pale purple [Persian nīlak bluish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lilaclilac - 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
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations
Spanish lilac [ˈlaɪlək] nlila
adj [colour] → de color lila

French lilac [ˈlaɪlək] nlilas m
adjlilas inv

German lilac [ˈlaɪlək] n (Bot) → Flieder m
adjfliederfarben, (zart)lila

Italian lilac [ˈlaɪlək] nlilla m inv
adjlilla inv

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