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lilac

[lahy-luhk, -lahk, -lak] / ˈlaɪ lək, -lɑk, -læk /
ADJECTIVE
mauve
Synonyms


NOUN
lavender
Synonyms
STRONGEST




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Scattered orange California poppies, California Lilac with bright blue blooms, and hummingbird sage with dark rose-lilac-colored flowers spontaneously tell us what we already know: Spring has arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The Lilac Hill conditions for the warm-up match were slow and low, far removed from the pace and bounce of Perth Stadium.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks have joined the Lions game against a Cricket Australia XI at Lilac Hill and will bat on Sunday.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Wood was included as one of five seamers - including all-rounder Stokes - for England's only warm-up game against England Lions at Lilac Hill last week.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

“The other was in juvenile fiction. Nancy Drew: The Mystery at Lilac Inn.'”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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