lilaceous

lilaceous
/luy lay"sheuhs/, adj.
of or approaching the color lilac.
[1850-55; LILAC + -EOUS]

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  • lilaceous — /laɪˈleɪʃəs/ (say luy layshuhs) adjective of or approaching the colour lilac …  

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  • lilac — (n.) 1620s, from Fr. lilac shrub of genus Syringa with mauve flowers, from Sp. lilac, from Arabic lilak, from Pers. lilak, variant of nilak bluish, from nil indigo (Cf. Skt. nilah dark blue ), of uncertain origin. As a color name, attested from… …   Etymology dictionary

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