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lilac
[lahy-luhk, -lahk, -lak]
noun
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
pale reddish purple.
adjective
having the color lilac.
lilac
/ ˈɪə /
noun
Also called: syringa.any of various Eurasian oleaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa, esp S. vulgaris ( common lilac ) which has large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers
another name for goat's-rue
a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge
( as adjective )
a lilac carpet
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lilac1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lilac1
Example Sentences
Following “the Sydney Cherkov way,” she wears a lilac blouse that telegraphs meek, demure energy.
A shattered lilac plate from my sister-in-law can be glued back together.
Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.
Mace said she’d build a concrete house and the yard would have oak, sycamore, toyon, lemonade berry and lilac.
But we find Olga, already waiting by the roadside, wrapped up in a lilac winter coat and furry hood.
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