lilac

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L0169100 (lī′lək, -lŏk, -lăk)n.1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Syringa, especially S. vulgaris, which has been widely cultivated for its clusters of fragrant flowers that are usually purplish or white but may be pink, blue, or creamy yellow depending on the cultivar.2. A pale to light or moderate purple.

[Obsolete French, from Arabic līlak, from Middle Persian nīlak, from nīl, indigo, from Sanskrit nīlī, from nīla-, dark blue.]

li′lac adj.

lilac

(ˈlaɪlək) n1. (Plants) Also called: syringa any of various Eurasian oleaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa, esp S. vulgaris (common lilac) which has large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers2. (Plants) French lilac another name for goat's-rue¹3. (Colours) a. a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tingeb. (as adjective): a lilac carpet. [C17: via French from Spanish, from Arabic līlak, changed from Persian nīlak bluish, from nīl blue]

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(ˈlaɪ lək, -lɑk, -læk)

n. 1. any shrub of the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers. 2. pale reddish purple. adj. 3. having the color lilac. [1615–25; < Sp < Arabic līlak < Persian, assimilated variant of nīlak bluish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowersgenus Syringa, Syringa - genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacsHimalayan lilac, Syringa emodi - robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowersHungarian lilac, Syringa josikaea, Syringa josikea - central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowersSyringa persica, Persian lilac - small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowersJapanese tree lilac, Syringa amurensis japonica, Syringa reticulata - small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowersJapanese lilac, Syringa villosa - lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowerscommon lilac, Syringa vulgaris - large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowersbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Adj.	1.	lilac - of a pale purple colorlavender, lilac-coloredchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

淡紫色的紫丁香丁香花

lilac

(ˈlailək) noun1. a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers. 丁香花，紫丁香 2. (also adjective) (of) a pale, usually pinkish, purple colour. lilac sheets.淡紫色的

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→ 淡紫色的zhCN, 紫丁香zhCN

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any plant of the genus Syringa, deciduous Old World shrubs or small trees of the family Oleaceae (oliveolive,
common name for the Oleaceae, a family of trees and shrubs (including climbing forms) of warm temperate climates and of the Old World tropics, especially Asia and the East Indies.
..... Click the link for more information. family), widely cultivated as ornamentals. Since colonial days, the common lilac has been in America one of the best loved of the flowering shrubs, meriting its favor by its cone-shaped masses of lavender or white flowers, its fragrance, and its ease of cultivation. Some cities (e.g., Rochester, N.Y.) have lilac festivals. The purple flower clusters are the floral emblem of New Hampshire. From this old-fashioned common lilac (S. vulgaris) and others, many hybrids have been developed with variations in form (such as double flowers) and in color (such as rosy pink and white). These hybrids, which may lack the fragrance of the common lilac, are often called French lilacs because much of the pioneer hybridizing was done in France. The most famous use of the lilac in poetry is Whitman's elegy on Lincoln, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." The lilac should not be confused with the unrelated mock orange (of the saxifragesaxifrage
, common name for several members of the Saxifragaceae, a family of widely varying herbs, shrubs, and small trees of cosmopolitan distribution. They are found especially in north temperate zones and include many arctic and alpine species.
..... Click the link for more information. family), which is sometimes also called syringa; both plants are sometimes called pipe tree. Lilacs are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Scrophulariales, family Oleaceae.

Bibliography

See D. Wyman, Shrubs and Vines for American Gardens (rev. ed. 1969).

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Very fragrant flowers have a pungent, flowery, citrusy aroma and slightly bitter lemony taste.

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1. any of various Eurasian oleaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa, esp S. vulgaris (common lilac) which has large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers 2. a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge

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noun any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

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adj of a pale purple color

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