li·lac
noun/ˈlaɪlək/
/ˈlaɪlək/
- [uncountable, countable] a bush or small tree with purple or white flowers with a sweet smell that grow closely together in the shape of a cone
丁香 - [uncountable] a pale purple colour
淡紫色；丁香紫
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French, via Spanish and Arabic from Persian līlak, variant of nīlak ‘bluish’, from nīl ‘blue’.