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Syringa vulgaris
(gcide) | Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac,
lila, Ar. l[imac]lak, fr. Per. l[imac]laj, l[imac]lanj,
l[imac]lang, n[imac]laj, n[imac]l, the indigo plant, or from
the kindred l[imac]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 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.
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2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the
purplish lilac.
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California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of
purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus).
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syringa vulgaris
(wn) | Syringa vulgaris
n 1: large European lilac naturalized in North America having
heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly
fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: common lilac,
Syringa vulgaris] |
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syringa vulgaris
(wn) | Syringa vulgaris
n 1: large European lilac naturalized in North America having
heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly
fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: common lilac,
Syringa vulgaris] |
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