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Chicory vs Lilac - What's the difference?

chicory | lilac |

As nouns the difference between chicory and lilac

is that chicory is (botany) either of two plants of the asteraceae family while lilac is a large shrub of the genus syringa , bearing white, pale pink or purple flowers.

As an adjective lilac is

(colour) having a pale purple colour.

chicory

English

Noun

(chicories)
  • (botany) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family
  • # (common chicory) (Cichorium intybus ), the source of radicchio, Belgian endive, and sugarloaf.
  • # endive (Cichorium endivia )
  • Derived terms

    * (leaf chicory) * (root chicory)

    lilac

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa , bearing white, pale pink or purple flowers.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • A flower of the lilac shrub.
  • A pale purple colour, the colour of some lilac flowers.
  • :
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colour) having a pale purple colour.
  • See also

    * syringa * bunchflower *

    Derived terms

    * lilacky

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