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1 Lilac -- rank: 1000

Lilac definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LI'LAC, n. A plant ... of the genus syringa, a native of Persia. The common lilac is cultivated for its flowers, which are purple or white ... 2005) adj 1: of a pale purple color [syn: lavender, lilac, lilac- colored] n 1: any of various plants of the genus ... white flowers b. a tree or shrub congeneric with the lilac 2. a variable color averaging a moderate purple Britannica Concise ... or creamy yellow; they are often highly fragrant. The common lilac (S. vulgaris) reaches 20 ft (6 m) in height ...

2 California lilac -- rank: 878

California lilac definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lilac Li"lac (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. l[=i]lak, fr. Per. l[=i]laj ... species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their ... purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters ...

3 Persian lilac -- rank: 842

Persian lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: tree of ... a shade tree [syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride- of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach] 2 ... branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: Persian lilac, Syringa persica]

4 Japanese lilac -- rank: 842

Japanese lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers [syn: Japanese lilac, Syringa villosa]

5 common lilac -- rank: 842

common lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: common lilac, Syringa vulgaris]

6 lilac-colored -- rank: 828

lilac-colored definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of a pale purple color [syn: lavender, lilac, lilac- colored]

7 Hungarian lilac -- rank: 828

Hungarian lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn: Hungarian lilac, Syringa josikaea, Syringa josikea]

8 Himalayan lilac -- rank: 828

Himalayan lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: robust upright ... mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers [syn: Himalayan lilac, Syringa emodi]

9 blue-lilac -- rank: 828

blue-lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of lavender tinged with blue [syn: blue-lilac, bluish- lilac]

10 purplish-lilac -- rank: 828

purplish-lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of lavender tinged with purple [syn: purple-lilac, purplish-lilac]

11 bluish-lilac -- rank: 828

bluish-lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of lavender tinged with blue [syn: blue-lilac, bluish- lilac]

12 purple-lilac -- rank: 828

purple-lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of lavender tinged with purple [syn: purple-lilac, purplish-lilac]

13 lilac-blue -- rank: 814

lilac-blue definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of blue tinged with lavender [syn: lilac-blue, violet- blue]

14 rose-lilac -- rank: 814

rose-lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of lavender tinged with rose [syn: rose-lilac, rose- lavender]

15 Japanese tree lilac -- rank: 814

Japanese tree lilac definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small tree ... narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers [syn: Japanese tree lilac, Syringa reticulata, Syringa amurensis japonica]