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Definition of Hungarian lilac
1. Noun. Central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hungarian Lilac
Literary usage of Hungarian lilac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"... leaves with fine hairs ; branches round. (B.) B. Stamens attached near middle
of tube ; clusters narrow, blooming late, June. Hungarian lilac — Syringa ..."
2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... and not remarkable for its pale purple flowers, coming later than the common
Lilac. There is a variegated form. The Hungarian lilac (S. ..."
3. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"... or sometimes pinnatifid, leaves and loose, terminal clusters of purple-lilac
or white flowers in June. Very fine and graceful. Hungarian lilac (S. ..."
4. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"... which are pale purple, and produced after those of the common Lilac are past.
There is also a variegated form of it. The Hungarian lilac, S. ..."
5. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"... which are pale purple. They come after those of the common Lilac are past.
There is a variegated form. The Hungarian lilac (S. ..."
6. The English Flower Garden and Pleasure Ground: Design and Arrangement Shown by William Robinson (1899)
"... which arc pale purple. They come after those of the common Lilac are past.
There is a variegated form. The Hungarian lilac (S. ..."
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