lavender, lilac, lilac-colored
(adjective) of a pale purple color
lilac
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lilac (plural lilacs)
A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
A flower of the lilac shrub.
(color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
lilac (comparative more lilac, superlative most lilac)
Having a pale purple colour.
• Cilla, calli, calli-
Source: Wiktionary
Li"lac, n. [Also lilach.] Etym: [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar.lilak, fr. Per. lilaj, lilanj, lilang, nilaj, nil, the indigo plant, or from the kindred lilak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. Anil.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
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