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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024li•lac /ˈlaɪlək, -lɑk, -læk/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya shrub of the olive family, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: [uncountable]the smell of lilac.[countable]pruning the lilacs.
- [uncountable] pale reddish purple.
adj. - having the color lilac.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024li•lac (lī′lək, -läk, -lak),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- pale reddish purple.
adj. - having the color lilac.
- Sanskrit nīla) + -ak suffix of appurtenance
- Persian, assimilated variant of nīlak bluish, equivalent. to nīl blue, indigo (
- Arabic līlak
- Spanish
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lilac /ˈlaɪlək/ n
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 flowers- a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge
- (as adjective): a lilac carpet
Etymology: 17th Century: via French from Spanish, from Arabic līlak, changed from Persian nīlak bluish, from nīl blue |