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What does the name Lilac mean?

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Lilacs are any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of unusually fragrant flowers. Lilac is also a color that is a pale shade of violet. it might also be described as light purple.

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Lilac is a shrub or small tree which carries panicles of scented flowers in May or June in the Northern Hemisphere. It goes under the Latin name of Syringa.

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Lilac comes ultimately from the Sanskrit nīlā meaning "dark blue".

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The Latin name for Lilacs is syringa which was the name of a nymph that Pan chased. To escape Pan, she turned herself into the lilac shrub.

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