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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH LILAC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH LILAC

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
French lilac is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRENCH LILAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

French lilac

Galega officinalis

Galega officinalis, commonly known as goat's rue, French lilac, Italian fitch or professor-weed, is an herbaceous plant in the Faboideae subfamily. It is native to the Middle East, but it has been naturalized in Europe, western Asia, and western Pakistan. The plant has been extensively cultivated as a forage crop, an ornamental, a bee plant and as green manure. However, the plant has proved too toxic for widespread agricultural use, with the potential to induce tracheal frothing, pulmonary oedema, hydrothorax, hypotension, paralysis and death. Its name derives from gale and ega, as Galega has been used as a galactogogue in small domestic animals. Galega bicolor is a synonym. It is a hardy perennial that blooms in the summer months. G. officinalis is used as a food plant by the larva of Coleophora vicinella, a species of moth.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH LILAC

French Guinea
French heel
French horn
French India
French Indochina
French kiss
French knickers
French knot
French leave
French letter
French loaf
French marigold
French Morocco
French mustard
French navy
French North Africa
French Oceania
French overture
French paradox
French pastry

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH LILAC

ac
almanac
bac
cardiac
Cognac
Condillac
cul-de-sac
Isaac
lac
lilac
mac
maniac
Potomac
sac
Senlac
shellac
sign of the zodiac
tarmac
vac
zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of French lilac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «French lilac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENCH LILAC

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The translations of French lilac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «French lilac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法国紫丁香
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lila francés
570 millions of speakers

English

French lilac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच बकाइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرجواني الفرنسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Французский сирень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lilás francês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি লিলাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lilas français
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lilac Perancis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Französisch lila
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレンチライラック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프랑스어 라일락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perancis lilac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tử đinh hương Pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரஞ்சு இளஞ்சிவப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच बटाटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fransız lila
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lilla francese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

francuski liliowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

французький бузок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liliac franceză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γαλλικά λιλά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franse lila
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fransk lila
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fransk syrin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of French lilac

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH LILAC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH LILAC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about French lilac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH LILAC»

Discover the use of French lilac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French lilac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Color: Universal Language and Dictionary of Names
... French (see French Lilac) Lilac, Gray (see Gray Lilac) ignation with serial number from sec. 14 v.Y 82 brill.Y 83, s.Y 84, l.Y 86, m.Y 87 brill.gY 98, s.gY99 deep Y 85, deep gY 100 v.gY97, brill.gY 98 brill.Y 83 v.gY 97 brill.gY 98, l.gY 101 brill.
Kenneth Low Kelly, Deane Brewster Judd, 1976
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Oak Cliff: A Tale of Darkness and Despair
Upon his return he brought with him a large number of lilac plants. These he planted on the property around his home. They took root, it seems, and thus it was that the first French Lilac bushes appeared not only here in Derby but in the United ...
Marion Marchetto, 2010
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Lombard's Lilac Time
During a visit to the Lemoine Lilac Gardens, in Nancy, France, in 1911, they purchased two French lilac hybrid cuttings: one was a pure white, and the other was a double bloom in light purple. The two cuttings were planted behind their house ...
‎2010
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Ebony
... Lilac Bubble Bath .. ..$1.25 Bathenia Bubble Bath Large, $3.00; Medium, $2.00 for a long time. Perhaps this article will open the. nch Lilac Bath Powder . . .$2.50 French Lilac Bath Soap $1.50 Only GLEEM has to fight decay and bad breath.
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The Prairie Short Season Yard: Quick and Beautiful on the ...
The French lilacs and the Preston lilacs are perhaps the best suited for the average French lilac. prairie garden, but you would be hard- pressed to find a lilac that isn't reliable and lovely. Lilacs will last for generations. They are drought -tolerant ...
Lyndon Penner, 2014
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The Chinook Short Season Yard: Quick and Beautiful in the ...
The French lilacs and the Preston lilacs are perhaps the best suited for the average French lilac. prairie garden, but you would be hard- pressed to find a lilac that isn't reliable and lovely. Lilacs will last for generations. They are drought -tolerant ...
Lyndon Penner, 2014
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The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology
Metformin is a biguanide that has been structurally modified from guanide, a naturally occurring compound found in the French lilac (Galega officinalis). Although it was not until 1918 that biguanides were discovered to have a blood ...
Irwin Arias, Allan Wolkoff, James Boyer, 2011
8
The Annual Dahlia Register
Claudiana, fine blush lilac, extra large and fine Cleopatra, French lilac, large and fine, with cupped petals Clifton Nonpareil Clifton Beauty ... ... ... Cœlus, sulphur shaded Commander-in-Chief (Levick's), beautiful crimson with black stripe Comet ...
‎1836
9
Gardening Under the Arch: Homespun Hints and Money-Saving ...
3-4 m (10-13 ft) The villosa lilac makes a wonderful drought-resistent shelterbelt. A cultivated variety known as Preston lilac has bigger blooms and brighter colours. Syringa vulgaris — Common Lilac. 1.5 m (5 ft) The French lilac is grafted onto ...
Millarville Horticulture Club, 2005
10
The British Drama: Operas and farces
... at his improvements. lilac. He's quite a phenomenon. Crab. Oh, a comet, I dare swear; but not an unusual one at Paris. The Fauxbourg of St. Germain's swarms with such, to the no small amusement of our very good friends the French. lilac.
Sir Walter Scott, 1804

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH LILAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French lilac is used in the context of the following news items.
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DIABETES, COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
A vivid example is Metformin which is the most used anti-diabetic drug worldwide which was derived from French lilac plant, a traditional ... «Daily Sun, May 15»
2
Are Dietary Supplements Really Worth the Money?
Cholesterol-lowering statins originally came from a fungus/yeast; metformin, used in diabetes, originates from the French lilac; and aspirin was ... «Charisma News, Mar 15»
3
Designer doesn't ignore husband with decor for 'new' 1904 home
Guest room: Benjamin Moore French Lilac -- Wallpaper Foyer: Sark by Manuel Canovas for Cowtan & Tout Guest bath: Watelet by Designers ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Mar 15»
4
Anna Matthews shares her design sources
Guest room: Benjamin Moore French Lilac. (Benjamin Moore). Wallpaper. Foyer: Sark by Manuel Canovas for Cowtan & Tout. (Cowtan & Tout/ ). «Washington Post, Feb 15»
5
Aylabeauty.com Introduces New Luxury Organic Skincare Brand …
... of chamomile with the rejuvenating effects of sage and lemon verbena with the purifying and detoxing actions of senna and French lilac. «PR Web, Jan 15»
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Why breeding a new flower was once morally radical
... hundreds of new varieties of geraniums, marigolds, irises, peonies, and, most influentially, the “French lilac,” which is still popular today. «Boston Globe, Dec 14»
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The People's Pharmacy: Is metformin a modern miracle medicine?
In medieval Europe, healers used French lilac (Galega officinalis) to ... synthesized from compounds derived from French lilac in the 1920s. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Nov 14»
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Sweitzers: First Family Of Football At Hand High
Those there late in the afternoon looked up at the scoreboard, donated to the school by the Shirley French Lilac Foundation. It was established ... «Hartford Courant, Oct 14»
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Syracuse football: Why should fans wear orange if the Orange …
... complete with band, cheerleaders and Floyd Little, his own self, at Destiny USA back in April — has run from orange as if it were French lilac. «The Post-Standard - syracuse.com, Oct 14»
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Pharmaceutical Lagniappe
It escaped from its Utah test fields and is now an invasive weed. Angry farmers took to calling it “professor weed” while others refer to it as “French lilac” or “Italian ... «My New Orleans, Oct 14»

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