- lilaceous
- \(ˈ)lī|lāshəs\ adjective
Etymology: lilac + -aceous: of or resembling the color lilac
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lilaceous
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lilaceous — /luy lay sheuhs/, adj. of or approaching the color lilac. [1850 55; LILAC + EOUS] * * * … Universalium
lilaceous — li·la·ceous … English syllables
lilaceous — /laɪˈleɪʃəs/ (say luy layshuhs) adjective of or approaching the colour lilac …
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
