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 Definitions of lilac  [ˈlaɪ lək, -lɑk, -læk]  

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Definition of 'lilac' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'lilac' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'lilac' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) lilac
a tree with light purple or white flowers


Definition of 'lilac' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'lilac' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sering Arabic flag Arabic: لَيْلَك Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: люляк
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lilás Czech flag Czech: šeřík German flag German: spanischer Flieder
Danish flag Danish: syrentræ Greek flag Greek: πασχαλιά Spanish flag Spanish: lilas
Estonian flag Estonian: sirel Farsi flag Farsi: درخت یاس Finnish flag Finnish: syreeni
French flag French: lilas Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִילָך Hindi flag Hindi: नीलक
Croatian flag Croatian: jorgovan Hungarian flag Hungarian: orgona Indonesian flag Indonesian: lila
Icelandic flag Icelandic: dísarunnur, sírena Italian flag Italian: lillà Japanese flag Japanese: ライラック
Korean flag Korean: 라일락 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: alyva Latvian flag Latvian: ceriņi
Malay flag Malay: pokok lilac Dutch flag Dutch: sering Norwegian flag Norwegian: syrin
Polish flag Polish: bez Persian flag Persian: درخت بنفشه Pashto flag Pashto: د بنفشه ګل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: lilás Romanian flag Romanian: liliac Russian flag Russian: сирень
Slovak flag Slovak: orgován Slovenian flag Slovenian: španski bezeg Serbian flag Serbian: jorgovan
Swedish flag Swedish: syren Thai flag Thai: พืชไม้ดอกสีม่วงแดงหรือสีข Turkish flag Turkish: leylak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 丁香花 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: бузок Urdu flag Urdu: گل یاس
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cây tử đinh hương Chinese flag Chinese: 丁香花,紫丁香

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'lilac' - Nearby Entries  

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