ceanothus thyrsiflorus

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ceanothus thyrsiflorus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac,
     lila, Ar. l[imac]lak, fr. Per. l[imac]laj, l[imac]lanj,
     l[imac]lang, n[imac]laj, n[imac]l, the indigo plant, or from
     the kindred l[imac]lak bluish, the flowers being named from
     the color. Cf. Anil.]
     1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six
        species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris,
        the common lilac, and Syringa Persica, the Persian
        lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and
        beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British
        colonies various other shrubs have this name.
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     2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the
        purplish lilac.
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     California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of
        purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus).
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