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...
- family. Lilac, Lilacs or The Lilacs may also refer to: California lilac, several species of the genus Ceanothus Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac Indian...
- pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac. However, there are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet. The first recorded use of the term lilac as an...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa...
- 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...
- The Lilac Time are an English alternative folk-rock band, originally formed in Herefordshire by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend...