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nodding lilac

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noun

  1. a showy Chinese lilac, Syringa reflexa, of the olive family, having nodding clusters of pinkish flowers.

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Even as she tapped at the door beyond which probable retribution lay, she smiled at the nodding lilac bush with its bunch of amethyst blossoms that waved a greeting to her from the open window.

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