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Definition of Japanese tree lilac
1. Noun. Small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Tree Lilac
Literary usage of Japanese tree lilac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1906)
"The best is the japanese tree lilac (Syringa Japonica) of which we think a great
deal. It blooms three weeks after the common lilac is gone. ..."
2. Farm and School Problems for High Schools and Normals by Henry Louis Goll (1915)
"Height. Althea August and September. California Privet Any height, 1 to 15 ft.
Lilac May 5 to 10 feet. japanese tree lilac July Full growth, 30 feet. ..."
3. The White House Garden by William Seale, Erik Kvalsvik (1995)
"Elsewhere on the South Grounds (opposite), an American cork tree shares the lawn
with an old japanese tree lilac planted before 1900. years, and the square ..."
4. Pages from a Garden Note-book by Francis King (1921)
"The Japanese tree-lilac, the two climbing hydrangeas, and a new magnolia were
among the plants thus introduced. Four years later from Peking came the first ..."
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