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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