lilac

🇺🇸 /ˈlaɪlək/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlaɪlək/
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noun
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A lilac is a small plant that has sweet-smelling flowers that are usually purple or white and grow in a cone shape.

In the spring, the lilac bushes in the garden filled the air with their sweet fragrance.

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Lilac is also a color that is a light shade of purple.

The room was painted in a lovely lilac color.

adjective
R

Lilac describes something that is a pale purple color.

She wore a lilac dress to the party.

translation

n. A lilac is a small plant that has sweet-smelling flowers that are usually purple or white and grow in a cone shape.; Lilac is also a color that is a light shade of purple.
adj. Lilac describes something that is a pale purple color.

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Plural lilacs