lilac

1. Any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers (synset 112330866)
   is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • persian lilac, syringa persica - 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
   belongs to: genus syringa, syringa - genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs

1. Of a pale purple color (synset 300377979)
   similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
   same as: lavender, lilac-colored

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