Syringa vulgaris

Syringa vulgaris
    n 1: large European lilac naturalized in North America having
         heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly
         fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: {common lilac},
         {Syringa vulgaris}]
    

Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also {lilach}.] [Sp. lilac,
   lila, Ar. l[imac]lak, fr. Per. l[imac]laj, l[imac]lanj,
   l[imac]lang, n[imac]laj, n[imac]l, the indigo plant, or from
   the kindred l[imac]lak bluish, the flowers being named from
   the color. Cf. {Anil}.]
   1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Syringa}. There are six
      species, natives of Europe and Asia. {Syringa vulgaris},
      the common lilac, and {Syringa Persica}, the Persian
      lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and
      beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British
      colonies various other shrubs have this name.
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   2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the
      purplish lilac.
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   {California lilac} (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of
      purplish flowers ({Ceanothus thyrsiflorus}).
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