Definition of Himalayan lilac

1. Noun. Robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers.

Exact synonyms: Syringa Emodi
Generic synonyms: Lilac

Lexicographical Neighbors of Himalayan Lilac

Hilton's method
Hilton's sac
Hilton's white line
Him
Himachal Pradesh
Himalaya Mountains
Himalaya honeysuckle
Himalayan
Himalayan blackberries
Himalayan blackberry
Himalayan cedar
Himalayan field rat
Himalayan field rats
Himalayan griffon vulture
Himalayan griffon vultures
Himalayan lilac (current term)
Himalayan marmot
Himalayan marmots
Himalayan rhubarb
Himalayan shrew
Himalayan shrews
Himalayan striped squirrel
Himalayan striped squirrels
Himalayans
Himalayas
Himalayish
Himantoglossum
Himantoglossum hircinum
Himantopus
Himantopus himantopus

Literary usage of Himalayan lilac

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

1. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"... viz. by Dr. JL Stewart. It is hardy in Europe. Nordlinger's Sections, vol. 8. 2. S. Emodi, Wall.; Brandis For. Fl. 306. Himalayan lilac. Vern. ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"... a variety of lilacs (Syringa), including the Rouen lilac, from China, the Pekin lilac, from southern China, the Himalayan lilac, and the common lilac, ..."

3. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"... (u 69) S. villosa Himalayan lilac. An upright shrub with stout warty branches, attaining a height of 5 to 8 feet. Native of the Himalayas. ..."

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