lilac.

1. A shrub bearing clusters of fragrant flowers, commonly pale purple or white.

2. Of a pale purple resembling common lilac flowers.

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Words that belong together

• lilac blossom
• lilac bush

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Lilac blossoms crowded the narrow garden.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Singular lilac; plural lilacs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.