lilac
noun
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
lilacs
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pluralof lilac.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Here are plants and flowers to enjoy, one for every month of the year, from lilacs, camellias and poinsettias to native buckwheat, wildflowers and toyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
Plant lilacs where they will get full sun, and water new plants well for the first few seasons, after which they will be quite tolerant of dry months.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
She described her childhood within the island's forested expanse, making dirt-pies and chasing garter snakes next to "fragrant purple lilacs, sour grapes in vines strangling the trunks of tart green apple trees".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
This almost fluorescent purple-red beauty has aromas of berries, pomegranate and smoke embracing violets and lilacs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
Penelope inhaled deeply; the air smelled like lilacs, and there was a lovely low hum of bees and some very promising distant sounds of birdsong.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
