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Lilac

lilac
- 1625, from Fr. lilac "shrub of genus Syringa with mauve flowers," from Pers. lilak, variant of nilak "bluish," from nil "indigo."
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1.
  ~ n 1 a small tree with pale purple or white flowers 2 a pale purple colour - lilac adj  (a lilac dress) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  (lilacs, or lilac) 1. 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 twig of lilac. N-VAR • Lilacs are the flowers which grow on this tree. ...a vase of tulips, lilies, lilacs and primroses... Her hair smelt of lilac. N-VAR 2. Something that is lilac is pale pinkish-purple in colour. All shades of mauve, lilac, lavender and purple were fashionable. COLOUR ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   noun  Etymology: obsolete French (now lilas), from Arabic lilak, from Persian nilak bluish, from nil blue, from Sanskrit nila dark blue  Date: 1625  1.  a. a widely cultivated European shrub (Syringa vulgaris) of the olive family that has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pinkish-purple or white flowers  b. a tree or shrub congeneric with the ~  2. a variable color averaging a moderate purple ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
  n. & adj. --n. 1 any shrub or small tree of the genus Syringa, esp. S. vulgaris with fragrant pale pinkish-violet or white blossoms. 2 a pale pinkish-violet colour. --adj. of this colour. Etymology: obs. F f. Sp. f. Arab. lilak f. Pers. lilak, var. of nilak bluish f. nil blue ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  сирень (Syringa); сирень обыкновенная (Syringa vulgaris) – double-flowering lilac – Himalayan lilac – nodding lilac – Persian lilac – pinnate lilac – summer lilac ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
6.
  1. бот. сирень обыкновенная (Syringa vulgaris) a bunch of lilac —- букет сирени an avenue of lilacs —- аллея, обсаженная кустами сирени 2. сиреневый цвет 3. сиреневый lilac shrubs —- кусты сирени 4. сиреневого цвета lilac silk —- сиреневый шелк ...
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   1. noun сирень  2. adj. сиреневый ...
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