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Lilac vs Wisteria - What's the difference?

lilac | wisteria |

As nouns the difference between lilac and wisteria

is that lilac is a large shrub of the genus Syringa, bearing white, pale pink, or purple flowers while wisteria is any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

As an adjective lilac

is (colour) having a pale purple colour.

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

    Anagrams

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    wisteria

    English

    (wikipedia wisteria)

    Noun

  • Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria , native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

    • See also

    * wistaria ----