syringa vulgaris

1. 1.

   large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers

   Synonymscommon lilac

   Broaderlilac

Questions about syringa vulgaris

What does syringa vulgaris mean?

syringa vulgaris means "large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers".

What is another word for syringa vulgaris?

Close synonyms include common lilac. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is syringa vulgaris a common word?

syringa vulgaris is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.