Definition of Syringa vulgaris

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

Exact synonyms: Common Lilac
Generic synonyms: Lilac

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syringa Vulgaris

Syrian monetary unit
Syrian pound
Syrianism
Syrianisms
Syrians
Syriasm
Syriasms
Syringa
Syringa amurensis japonica
Syringa emodi
Syringa josikaea
Syringa josikea
Syringa persica
Syringa reticulata
Syringa villosa
Syringa vulgaris (current term)
Syriza
Syrophoenician
Syrophoenicians
Syrrhaptes
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
SysRq
Systeme International
Systeme International d'Unites
Syzygium
Syzygium aromaticum
Szczecin
Szczedrzyk
Szechuan
Szechuan pepper

Literary usage of Syringa vulgaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Horticultural Society of London (1900)
"The genus Syringa contains but a small number of species, but two of these species (Syringa vulgaris and S. persica) are — the first especially — very rich ..."

2. Gardening in California, Landscape and Flower: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1914)
"... the (Syringa vulgaris), •Japanese (Syringa Ja- • '•:: • These species have a >f varieties in many color, varying from ~• ]|fet purple to the purest ns ..."

3. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1906)
"Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac). Prunus Americana. ... Prunus Americana nigra (Cheney, Syringa vulgaris purpurea (Charles &c.). Syringa Chinensis. ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Horticultural Society of London (1900)
"The genus Syringa contains but a small number of species, but two of these species (Syringa vulgaris and S. persica) are — the first especially — very rich ..."

5. Gardening in California, Landscape and Flower: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1914)
"... the (Syringa vulgaris), •Japanese (Syringa Ja- • '•:: • These species have a >f varieties in many color, varying from ~• ]|fet purple to the purest ns ..."

6. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1906)
"Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac). Prunus Americana. ... Prunus Americana nigra (Cheney, Syringa vulgaris purpurea (Charles &c.). Syringa Chinensis. ..."

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