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SYRINGA VULGARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Syringa vulgaris mean? 

SYRINGA VULGARIS (noun)
  The noun SYRINGA VULGARIS has 1 sense:

1. large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: SYRINGA VULGARIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SYRINGA VULGARIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common lilac; Syringa vulgaris

Hypernyms ("Syringa vulgaris" is a kind of...):

lilac (any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers)


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