Rouen lilac

noun

a shrub, Syringa chinensis, of France, having clusters of fragrant, lilac-purple flowers.

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First recorded in 1880–85

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Examples have not been reviewed.

To add to the confusion respecting its origin, it is still called in some nurserymen's catalogues the Siberian Lilac, Rouen Lilac, and Chinese Lilac.

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