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1. (n.) lilac
any shrub of the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers.
2. lilac
pale reddish purple.
3. (adj.) lilac
having the color lilac.
Etymology: (1615–25; < Sp < Ar līlak < Pers, assimilated var. of nīlak bluish)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) lilac
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
2. (adj) lavender, lilac, lilac-colored
of a pale purple color
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1. (noun) lilac
a tree with light purple or white flowers
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lilac
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. (noun) lilac
a light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac
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Sense: a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers.
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 Afrikaans: sering |
 Arabic: لَيْلَك |
 Bulgarian: люляк |
 Brazilian: lilás |
 Czech: šeřík |
 German: spanischer Flieder |
 Danish: syrentræ |
 Greek: πασχαλιά |
 Spanish: lilas |
 Estonian: sirel |
 Farsi: درخت یاس |
 Finnish: syreeni |
 French: lilas |
 Hebrew: לִילָך |
 Hindi: नीलक |
 Croatian: jorgovan |
 Hungarian: orgona |
 Indonesian: lila |
 Icelandic: dísarunnur, sírena |
 Italian: lillà |
 Japanese: ライラック |
 Korean: 라일락 |
 Lithuanian: alyva |
 Latvian: ceriņi |
 Malay: pokok lilac |
 Dutch: sering |
 Norwegian: syrin |
 Polish: bez |
 Persian: درخت بنفشه |
 Pashto: د بنفشه ګل |
 Portuguese: lilás |
 Romanian: liliac |
 Russian: сирень |
 Slovak: orgován |
 Slovenian: španski bezeg |
 Serbian: jorgovan |
 Swedish: syren |
 Thai: พืชไม้ดอกสีม่วงแดงหรือสีข |
 Turkish: leylak |
 Taiwanese: 丁香花 |
 Ukrainian: бузок |
 Urdu: گل یاس |
 Vietnamese: cây tử đinh hương |
 Chinese: 丁香花，紫丁香 |
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