lilac

[US]/'laɪlək/
[UK]/'laɪlək/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pale purple; lilac flower; purple lilac
adj. pale purple

Phrases & Collocations

purple lilac

fragrant lilac flowers

beautiful lilac bush

bouquet of lilac

blooming lilac tree

Example Sentences

the fragrance of lilacs;

Pretty soon the lilacs would be in bloom.

The air was filled with the scent of lilac.

He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.

They planted lilacs to hedge the yard.

Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.

When they naturalize or spread across a lawn or garden they create a wonderful lilac haze.

The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now.

sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.

As the car pulled away,the woman in the wheelchair waved and clutched the lilacs to her heart.

The priest advanced in his lilac velvet calotte, threw back his hair, and, with an effort, dropped on his knees.

A shrubby plant(Cedronella canariensis) in the mint family, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands, having a large, lilac-to-violet corolla with two lips.

Eurasian mint(Mentha pulegium)having small lilac - blue flowers and ovate or nearly orbicular leaves that yield a useful,aromatic oil.

9. A Eurasian mint(Mentha pulegium) having small lilac-blue flowers and ovate or nearly orbicular leaves that yield a useful, aromatic oil.

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