Definition of Lilac. Meaning of Lilac. Synonyms of Lilac

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Definition of Lilac

Lilac
Lilac Li"lac (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. l[=i]lak, fr. Per. l[=i]laj, l[=i]lanj, l[=i]lang, n[=i]laj, n[=i]l, the indigo plant, or from the kindred l[=i]lak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. Anil.] 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).

Meaning of Lilac from wikipedia

- of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern...
- as pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac. However, there are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet. The first recorded use of lilac as an English...
- Syringa vulgaris, the lilac or common lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the Balkan Peninsula, where it grows...
- family. Lilac, Lilacs or The Lilacs may also refer to: California lilac, several species of the genus Ceanothus Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac Indian...
- Lilac Time may refer to: Lilac Time (operetta) or Das Dreimäderlhaus, a 1922 operetta Lilac Time (film), a 1928 American silent romantic war film Lilac...
- (Rhamnaceae). Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus. "Ceanothus" comes from Ancient Gr****: κεάνωθος...
- Lilac Festival is the name of various festivals which celebrate the Lilac (Syringa). Lilac Festival (Calgary) - since 1989 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
- registered as Thai Lilac if they are solid lilac. A Thai Blue Point exhibits the colourpoint pattern also seen in Siamese. A Thai Lilac Point also exhibits...
- "Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (lyrics and music). The lyrics form a narrative of heartache at losing a lover and taking solace from...
- The Lilac Time is a British alternative folk-rock band, originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their...