lilac
A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers.
Other meanings
A flower of the lilac shrub.
A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
A kind of
- shrub
Kinds of lilac
- common lilac
Related words
- lilacin
- lilacwater
- California lilac
- lilac chaser
- lilac-breasted roller
- lilac-throated roller
Word history
From Arabic "لِيلَك".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lilac” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.