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lilaceous

lilaceous adjective: of a lilac colour.

Adjective

lilaceous (comparative more lilaceous, superlative most lilaceous)

  1. Of a lilac colour.

Forms of lilaceous

comparativemore lilaceous
superlativemost lilaceous

Origin of lilaceous

From lilac + -eous.

Questions about lilaceous

What does lilaceous mean?
Lilaceous means of a lilac colour.
What part of speech is lilaceous?
Lilaceous is an adjective.

Words near lilaceous in the dictionary

  1. lilac persimmon
  2. lilac point
  3. lilac points
  4. lilac-breasted roller
  5. lilac-throated roller
  6. lilaceous
  7. lilacin
  8. lilacine
  9. lilacinous
  10. lilacky
  11. lilacs

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