lilac

Etymology

From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

noun

  1. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
  2. A flower of the lilac shrub.
  3. (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
    lilac:

adj

  1. Having a pale purple colour.

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