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lilac
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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lilac shrub
Syringa vulgaris. XVII. — F. †
lilac (now
lilas) — Sp.
lilac — Arab.
ll̄lak — Pers.
lïlak, var. of
nīlak bluish, f.
nīl blue, indigo.
So named from the bluish tinge of the flowers of some varieties.
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Lilacs Bloom Best With Winter Chill.
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 1/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...CHINESE VARIETIES Chinese lilac (S. chinensis) is more graceful than most lilacs, with arching branches...bloom, and early Chinese lilac (S. oblata) has bronzy...and the stem. If the lilac is allowed to set seed...be sparse. Fertilize lilacs this month and then again...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Lilacs celebrate spring Plant shrubs now for future color and fragrance.(Home Garden)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...know if the Plums, who were lilac fans, planted any of the shrubs...park is also mentioned in "Lilacs." Yes, this spring was a great lilac season, said Budd. The winter...which extended the bloom time. Lilacs have few pest problems. Neither...
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LILACS The fragrance of memories
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 4/18/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...4 p.m. Eureka College Lilac arboretum features nearly 100 varieties of lilacs. Lilac starts available. Maypole...includes 1,200 blooming lilacs and 25,000 tulips on 8.5 acres. Festival includes lilac sale, lilac ball, historic...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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LILAC LEAVING OFFICE WITH SOME LAUGHS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...roster of the baseball team Lilac led to state championship in 1998. Lilac dropped the county Democrats...There isn't room enough in the Lilacs' mobile home on Hallum Court...photograph and every memento, Lilac said. Kathrynn Lilac joked...
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Lilac Time 2009.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/30/2009; 700+ words
; Lilac Time runs Friday, May 1, to Sunday, May...7322. FRIDAY 6:30 p.m. Little Lady Lilac Ball, Lombard Community Center, 433 E...others, $12 for a corsage SATURDAY 1 p.m. Lilac Queen Coronation (moves to the community...
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LILACS LIVEN UP LANDSCAPE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/25/2006; 697 words
; ...centers, and each year new lilac varieties are introduced...Most people select lilacs by their color, he said...especially appealing about lilacs is their early bloom...rite of spring to cut lilac blooms and bring them...said Goodspeed. Once lilacs are through blooming...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Lilacs have uncanny ability to unlock many long-lost memories of childhood
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...plenty of room for lilacs, and memories...parks offer annual lilac festivals, where...edu. More than 500 lilacs, including 23 species...dawn to dusk. Lilac Sunday: May 16...org. Close to 400 lilacs - - 90 cultivars...covering 45 acres. Lilac Sunday: May 23...
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Lilacs: Gentle scent of spring
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...From the first two lilacs (white and lavender...been developed. The lilac season of bloom extends...famous collections of lilacs in the world is at the...said, "The plants on Lilac Walk don't read our calendar." Though lilacs are reliable and very...
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Lilacs are a 2-week wonder, and worth it
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/15/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...variety. It has always bloomed on Lilac Sunday, and it has remained consistently...superior. Despite all his work on lilac development over the years, he...World, meet Vulgaris x chinensis Lilac Sunday. While lilacs are Jack Alexander's passion...
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Lilacs: Seeing and keeping a tradition
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...From the first two lilacs (white and lavender...been developed. The lilac season of bloom extends...famous collections of lilacs in the world is right...said, "The plants on Lilac Walk don't read our calendar." Although lilacs are reliable and very...
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Lilac
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Lilac Lilacs ( Syringa spp...family (Oleaceae). Lilacs are native to Eurasia...shrubs. The common lilac ( Syringa vulgaris...their fragrance. Lilac flowers contain fragrant...manufacture perfume. Lilacs sometimes escape from...
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lilac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...fragrance of the common lilac, are often called French lilacs because much of the pioneer...most famous use of the lilac in poetry is Whitman's elegy on Lincoln, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." The lilac should not be confused...
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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, elegy on...the death of his hero, brings a sprig of lilac for the “coffin that slowly passes...east and west.” Held by the lilac and the drooping star in the west, representative...
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Lilacs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Lilacs, poem by Amy Lowell .
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When Lilacs last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
When Lilacs last in the Dooryard Bloom'd. 1. ‘Requiem for those we love’ for mez., bar., ch., and orch. by...
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