Thesaurus: lilac

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1. n. 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. n. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac.
3. adj. of a pale purple color
4. n. any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
5. 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).
6. A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives ofEurope and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica,the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance andbeauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British coloniesvarious other shrubs have this name.
7. j:37/n:63 n. any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers