Definition of Lilacs. Meaning of Lilacs. Synonyms of Lilacs

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Definition of Lilacs

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 Lilacs from wikipedia

- family. Lilac, Lilacs or The Lilacs may also refer to: California lilac, several species of the genus Ceanothus Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac Indian...
- rarity in their gardens: Gerard noted that he had lilacs growing "in very great plenty" in 1597, but lilacs were not mentioned by Shakespeare, and John Loudon...
- 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...
- 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...
- be inserted in the LILACS database. Figueiredo Castro, Regina C.; Laerte Packer, Abel; de Castro, Elenice (1989). "Proyecto LILACS/ CD-ROM: Literatura...
- established lilacs to survive in temperatures as low as −10 °F (−23 °C). While common lilacs were growing within Europe another species of lilacs were explored...
- 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...
- recalled the imagery of lilacs from his earliest home, now the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site, which still boasts lilacs blooming in the farmhouse...
- French lilac is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Syringa vulgaris of the family Oleaceae Galega officinalis, of the family Papilionaceae...
- Hermitage Museum". David Brooks (Vincent Van Gogh Gallery). "The Paintings: Lilacs". Retrieved 24 May 2012. Catalogue entry D. M. Field: Van Gogh. Chartwell...