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Persian lilac
noun
- an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Persian lilac1
First recorded in 1630–40
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Example Sentences
By inflexible law there must be a Lilac, which might be the aristocratic Persian Lilac.
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