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Lilac

Lilac Meaning & Definition
Lilac Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lilac?

[n] any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
[adj] of a pale purple color

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lilac: chromatic | lavender

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lilac:

See Also | bush | common lilac | genus Syringa | Himalayan lilac | Hungarian lilac | Japanese lilac | Japanese tree lilac | Persian lilac | shrub | Syringa | Syringa amurensis japonica | Syringa emodi | Syringa josikaea | Syringa josikea | Syringa persica | Syringa reticulata | Syringa villosa | Syringa vulgaris

Lilac In Webster's Dictionary

\Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also {lilach}.] [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. l[=i]lak, fr. Per. l[=i]laj, l[=i]lanj, l[=i]lang, n[=i]laj, n[=i]l, the indigo plant, or from the kindred l[=i]lak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. {Anil}.] 1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Syringa}. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. {Syringa vulgaris}, the common lilac, and {S. Persica}, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name. 2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. {California lilac} (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of purplish flowers ({Ceanothus thyrsiflorus}).

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