lilac

English Thesaurus

1. any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	bush, shrub,
definition	:	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	himalayan lilac, syringa emodi,
definition	:	robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	hungarian lilac, syringa josikaea, syringa josikea,
definition	:	central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	persian lilac, syringa persica,
definition	:	small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	japanese tree lilac, syringa amurensis japonica, syringa reticulata,
definition	:	small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	japanese lilac, syringa villosa,
definition	:	lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	common lilac, syringa vulgaris,
definition	:	large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus syringa, syringa,
definition	:	genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs (noun.plant)

2. of a pale purple color (adj.all)

similar	:	chromatic,
definition	:	being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all)

3. any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers (noun.plant)

derivation	:	lavender, lilac, lilac-colored,
definition	:	of a pale purple color (adj.all)

4. of a pale purple color (adj.all)

derivation	:	lilac,
definition	:	any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers (noun.plant)

5. any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers (noun.plant)

derivation	:	lavender, lilac, lilac-colored,
definition	:	of a pale purple color (adj.all)

6. of a pale purple color (adj.all)

derivation	:	lilac,
definition	:	any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers (noun.plant)