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# lilac

«lilac» in Mova's school dictionary: **a bush or small tree with large bunches of small…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a lilac, lilacs; lilac — the colour); adjective (lilac)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A lilac is a bush or small tree with large bunches of small, sweet-smelling purple, pink or white flowers in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#m1)

2) Lilac is a pale purple colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In gardens and science lessons lilac is a spring-flowering shrub. In art and fashion lilac is a soft colour name. In poems and stories the smell of lilac often brings memories of spring. Phrases: «a lilac bush», «lilac blossom», «pale lilac».

### examples

- The lilac by the gate is in flower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x1)
- Her bedroom walls are painted lilac. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x2)
- The scent of lilac drifted through the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x3)
- She wore a lilac dress to the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x4)
- White lilac grows in Gran's garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x5)
- Bees buzzed around the lilac blossom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x6)
- There were damask Roses, and yellow Roses, lilac Crocuses, and gold, purple Violets and white. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x7)

### note

Countable for the bush (two lilacs), uncountable for the colour. Said «LY-lak». Lilac is lighter than violet or purple; mauve and lavender are similar colours.

### In the corpora

- [Some party candles have metal salts in the wick, so their flames burn green, red or lilac.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/26-colours-of-fire-fireworks/14/)
- [At Mum's wedding Sky is a bridesmaid in a lilac dress.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner/33/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lilac» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.