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Lilac
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Lilac has 1 sense
- lilac(n = noun.plant) Array - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers; Array is a member of genus syringa, syringa
has particulars: himalayan lilac, syringa emodi, hungarian lilac, syringa josikaea, syringa josikea, persian lilac, syringa persica, japanese tree lilac, syringa amurensis japonica, syringa reticulata, japanese lilac, syringa villosa, common lilac, syringa vulgaris
is a kind of bush, shrub
Derived form adjective lilac1
Adjective Lilac has 1 sense
- lilac(s = adj.all) lavender, lilac-colored - of a pale purple color; Array Derived form noun lilac1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Lilac, n. [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. līlak, fr. Per. līlaj, līlanj, līlang, nīlaj, nīl, the indigo plant, or from the kindred līlak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. Anil.].
- A shrub of the genus
Syringa . There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia.Syringa vulgaris , the common lilac, andSyringa 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. [1913 Webster] - A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Lilac, n. & adj.
--n.
1 any shrub or small tree of the genus Syringa, esp. S. vulgaris with fragrant pale pinkish-violet or white blossoms.
2 a pale pinkish-violet colour.
--adj. of this colour.
--n.
1 any shrub or small tree of the genus Syringa, esp. S. vulgaris with fragrant pale pinkish-violet or white blossoms.
2 a pale pinkish-violet colour.
--adj. of this colour.
Etymology
obs. F f. Sp. f. Arab. lilak f. Pers. lilak, var. of nilak bluish f. nil blue
ROGET THESAURUS
Lilac
Purple
N purple, blue and red, bishop's purple, aniline dyes, gridelin, amethyst, purpure, heliotrope, lividness, lividity, purple, violet, ultraviolet, plum-colored, lavender, lilac, puce, mauve, livid.
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