(n) large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers, Syn. Syringa vulgaris

himalayan lilac

(n) robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers, Syn. Syringa emodi

hungarian lilac

(n) central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers, Syn. Syringa josikaea, Syringa josikea

japanese lilac

(n) lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers, Syn. Syringa villosa

japanese tree lilac

(n) small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers, Syn. Syringa reticulata, Syringa amurensis japonica

lilac

(n) any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

lilac-blue

(adj) of blue tinged with lavender, Syn. violet-blue

lilac-pink

(adj) of pink tinged with lavender, Syn. lavender-pink, violet-pink

lilac-purple

(adj) of purple tinged with lilac

persian lilac

(n) small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers, Syn. Syringa persica

purple-lilac

(adj) of lavender tinged with purple, Syn. purplish-lilac

rose-lilac

(adj) of lavender tinged with rose, Syn. rose-lavender

chinaberry

(n) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree, Syn. Melia azedarach, China tree, pride-of-India, Melia azederach, azedarach, chinaberry tree, Persian lilac, azederach

lavender

(adj) of a pale purple color, Syn. lilac-colored, lilac

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lilac

n. [ Also lilach. ] [ Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. līlak, fr. Per. līlaj, līlanj, līlang, nīlaj, nīl, the indigo plant, or from the kindred līlak 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 Syringa 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. [ 1913 Webster ]

California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus). [ 1913 Webster ]

Lilacin

n. (Chem.) See Syringin. [ 1913 Webster ]

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