lilac
IPA: ɫˈaɪɫæk
noun
- A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
- A flower of the lilac shrub.
- (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
- A cat having a lilac-colored (pale brown) coat.
adjective
- Having a pale purple colour.
- Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.
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Examples of "lilac" in Sentences
- Flowers are white or pale lilac.
- The blooming of the French lilac.
- The cheek patches are lilac grey.
- Flowers lilac with an orange throat.
- The colours of the club are lilac and white.
- The celebration begins with the coronation of the lilac queen.
- The county hosts the regional daffodil and lilac festivals in the Spring.
- The colour is cream or mauve, or the lilac of the name by which it is traded.
- The professors eventually outwit Lilac and his henchmen and rescue Sugarpuss.
- It happens to be a white lilac but the leaves of a purple lilac are the same.
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