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li·lac
(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.
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lilac
(ˈlaɪlək)n
1. (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 flowers
2. (Plants) French lilac another name for goat's-rue 1
3. (Colours)
a. a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge
b. (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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li•lac
(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]
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Noun 1. [画像:lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers]lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
genus Syringa, Syringa - genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs
Himalayan lilac, Syringa emodi - robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers
Hungarian lilac, Syringa josikaea, Syringa josikea - central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers
Syringa persica, Persian lilac - small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers
Japanese tree lilac, Syringa amurensis japonica, Syringa reticulata - small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
Japanese lilac, Syringa villosa - lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers
common lilac, Syringa vulgaris - large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers
Adj. 1. lilac - of a pale purple color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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Translations
šeříkšeříkovýlila
syrensyrenfarvetsyrentrælilla
lilla
liilasyreenivioletti
jorgovanljubičast
halványlilalilaorgonaorgonabokororgonafa
dísarunnur, sírenalillablár litur
ライラックライラック色の
라일락연보라색
alyvaalyvų spalva
ceriņiceriņkrāsas-
liliacliliachiu
fialová farbaorgován
syrenlila
ดอกไลแลคมีสีม่วงแดงหรือขาวมีกลิ่นหอมที่มีสีม่วงอ่อน
leylak leylak rengileylak renkli
có màu hoa tử đinh hươnghoa tử đinh hương
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lilac
(ˈlailək) noun1. a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers. sering لَيْلَك люляк lilás šeřík spanischer Flieder syrentræ πασχαλιά lilas sirel درخت یاس syreeni lilas לילך नीलक jorgovan orgona lila dísarunnur, sírena lillà ライラック 라일락 alyva ceriņi pokok lilac sering syrin bez د بنفشه ګل lilás liliac сирень orgován španski bezeg jorgovan syren พืชไม้ดอกสีม่วงแดงหรือสีขาวที่มีกลิ่นหอม leylak 丁香花 бузок گل یاس cây tử đinh hương 丁香花,紫丁香
2. (also adjective) (of) a pale, usually pinkish, purple colour. lilac sheets. lila, pers لَيْلَكي светловиолетов lilás lila das Lila, lila syrenfarvet λιλά lila lilla بنفش liila lilas צֶבַע הַלִילָך फीका नील लोहितवर्ण ljubičast lila (szín/színű) ungu kemerahan lillablár litur lilla うすむらさき色 (の) 엷은 자색 alyvų spalva ceriņkrāsas- warna ungu lembut lila- lilla liliowy بنفش ګونى،ياسمنى كم رنګه lilás liliachiu сиреневый fialová farba; fialový bledo vijoličast svetlo ljubičasto lila ที่มีสีม่วง leylak rengi 淡紫色的 бузковий колір ہلکا گلابی بنفشی رنگ có màu tía nhạt 淡紫色的
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lilac
→ لَيْلَكٌ , لَيْلَكُ šeřík, šeříkový lilla, syren Flieder , fliederfarben λιλά , πασχαλιά lila liila, syreeni lilas jorgovan, ljubičast lilla , lillà ライラック, ライラック色の 라일락, 연보라색 lila , sering lilla , syrin bez , liliowy lilás сиреневый , сирень lila, syren ดอกไลแลคมีสีม่วงแดงหรือขาวมีกลิ่นหอม, ที่มีสีม่วงอ่อน leylak , leylak renkli có màu hoa tử đinh hương, hoa tử đinh hương 淡紫色的 , 紫丁香Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009