lilac (tree)

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• lilac — [[t]la͟ɪlək[/t]] lilacs (lilac can also be used as the plural form.) 1) N VAR A lilac or a lilac tree is a small tree which has sweet smelling purple, pink, or white flowers in large, cone shaped groups. Lilacs grew against the side wall. ...a… …   English dictionary

• Lilac Kingfisher — Conservation status Near Threatened ( …   Wikipedia

• Lilac-breasted Roller — Adult at Etosha National Park, Namibia Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• lilac — ► NOUN 1) a shrub or small tree with fragrant violet, pink, or white blossom. 2) a pale pinkish violet colour. ORIGIN from Persian, bluish …   English terms dictionary

• lilac — /luy leuhk, lahk, lak/, n. 1. any 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. 2. pale reddish purple. adj. 3 …   Universalium

• tree lilac — noun : a lilac of treelike form; especially : a broad spreading white flowered Japanese tree (Syringa amurensis japonica or S. japonica) that may exceed 35 feet in height …   Useful english dictionary

• lilac — li|lac [ˈlaılək] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Early French, from Arabic lilak, from Persian nilak bluish , from nil blue ] 1.) a small tree with pale purple or white flowers 2.) [U] a pale purple colour = ↑mauve …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lilac — noun 1 (C) a small tree with pale purple or white flowers 2 (U) a pale purple colour lilac adjective: a lilac dress …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lilac — I UK [ˈlaɪlək] / US noun Word forms lilac : singular lilac plural lilacs 1) [countable/uncountable] a pale purple or white flower with a strong smell, or the bush or tree that it grows on 2) [uncountable] a pale purple colour II UK [ˈlaɪlək] / US …   English dictionary

• Tree kingfisher — Taxobox name = Tree Kingfishers image caption = Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis ) image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Coraciiformes familia = Halcyonidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision …   Wikipedia

• lilac — noun Etymology: obsolete French (now lilas), from Arabic līlak, from Persian nīlak bluish, from nīl blue, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue Date: 1625 1. a. a widely cultivated European shrub (Syringa vulgaris) of the olive family that has cordate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary