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Definition of California lilac

California 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 California lilac from wikipedia

- (Rhamnaceae). Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus. "Ceanothus" comes from Ancient Gr****:...
- family. Lilac, Lilacs or The Lilacs may also refer to: California lilac, several species of the genus Ceanothus Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac Indian...
- of diverse ecological conditions such as the California lilac (Ceanothus).[citation needed] Many California endemics have become endangered, as urbanization...
- Syringa vulgaris, the lilac or common lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae. Native to the Balkan Peninsula, it is widely...
- Vista (/ˈvɪstə/; Spanish for "view") is a city in San Diego County, California. It is a medium-sized city within the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan...
- The lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi), also known as lilac-crowned parrot, Finsch's parrot or Finsch's amazon, is a parrot endemic to the Pacific...
- buckthorn family Rhamnaceae that is endemic to Oregon and California in the US. The term 'Californian lilac' is also applied to this and other varieties of ceanothus...
- manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanitacommon manzanita Ceanothus speciesCalifornia lilacs: Ceanothus cuneatusbuckbrush Ceanothus megacarpusbigpod ceanothus...
- chumico, coffee berry, dogwood, elm, flannel bush, Catalina ironwood, California lilac, magnolia, mountain ****gany, manzanita, live oak, poplar, bush poppy...
- Lilac Fire    The Lilac Fire was a fire that burned in northern San Diego County, California, United States, and the second-costliest one of multiple wildfires...