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Orchid vs Lilac - What's the difference?

orchid | lilac |

As nouns the difference between orchid and lilac

is that orchid is a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours while lilac is a large shrub of the genus Syringa, bearing white, pale pink, or purple flowers.

As adjectives the difference between orchid and lilac

is that orchid is (colour) having a light purple colour while lilac is (colour) having a pale purple colour.

orchid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a plant of the orchid family, bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
  • (colour) a light bluish]]-red, violet-red or purple [[color, colour.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (colour) having a light purple colour.

    • Derived terms

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    See also

    {, border=0 width=100% , - , valign=top width=33%, {, * Cattleya * clinandrium * coralroot * Cymbidium * fringed orchis * gold bee , } , width=1% , , valign=top width=33%, {, * helleborine * labellum * ladies' tresses * lady's slipper * puttyroot * rattlesnake plantain , } , width=1% , , valign=top width=33%, {, * resupinate * salep * swamp pink * twayblade * Vanda * , } , }

    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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