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li·lac
\līlək, -īˌlak, -ˌläk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic laylak, līlak, from Persian nīlak bluish, from nīl blue, indigo, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue
1.
a. : a plant of the genus Syringa; especially : a European shrub (S. vulgaris) that is often found as an escape in No. America and has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink-purple flowers
b. : any of various cultivated shrubs that are derived directly or by hybridization from members of the genus Syringa (as S. vulgaris, S. persica, S. josikea, S. emodi, and S. amurensis) and have white, pink, purple, or blue flowers
2.
a. : any of several Australian plants of the genus Melia having purple flowers; especially : chinaberry 2
b. : blueblossom
3.
a. : a variable color averaging a moderate purple that is redder and paler than heliotrope, paler than average amethyst, and bluer and paler than cobalt violet
b. : a moderate pink to light grayish red that is very slightly lighter than corinthian pink |