lilac

lilac
noun
  1. a Eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family, which has fragrant violet, pink, or white blossom and is a popular garden ornamental
    丁香
  2. Genus Syringa, family Oleaceae; several species, in particular the common lilac (S. vulgaris), with many cultivars
    丁香属,木犀科,数种,尤其是欧洲丁香(拉丁名S. vulgaris),有很多栽培品种
    ■[mass noun]a pale pinkish-violet colour
    丁香紫,淡紫色
adjective
  1. of a pale pinkish-violet colour
    淡紫色的
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from obsolete French, via Spanish and Arabic from Persian līlak, variant of nīlak 'bluish', from nīl 'blue'
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