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...
- 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...
- 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...
- in their gardens: Gerard noted that he had lilacs growing "in very great plenty" in 1597. However, lilacs were never mentioned by Shakespeare and the...
- Lilacs for voice and orchestra (or Lilacs) is a musical composition by George Walker that was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Music. The work, scored...
- 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...
- Grow the Lilacs Lyrics and midi file, Barry Taylor, Contemplations from the Marianas Trench Music and Deep Thoughts website Green Grow the Lilacs Irish Song...
- 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...