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/luy lay"sheuhs/, adj.of or approaching the color lilac.[1850-55; LILAC + -EOUS]
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lilaceous
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lilaceous — li·la·ceous … English syllables
lilaceous — /laɪˈleɪʃəs/ (say luy layshuhs) adjective of or approaching the colour lilac …
lilaceous — (ˈ)lī|lāshəs adjective Etymology: lilac + aceous : of or resembling the color lilac … Useful english dictionary
Chrysobothris — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
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
