LILAC substantive (Persian, lilac). Botany – Genus of Oleineae, in the subfamily Fraxineae, which includes several species of ornamental shrubs that bloom in early spring and bear small flowers, in numerous and very fragrant bunches: white lilac, red or purple lilac.
- Adjectiv. Blue mixed with red, which is usually …Read more »

The tiger, in fact, had not rolled all the way down to the bottom: a large protruding rock had stopped it some twenty feet from the edge. Its claws had done the rest, and now it was there, standing against the trunk of the tree and climbing, the eyes on fire, its mouth open, hungry for blood.
And yet Robert-Robert felt less frightened this time, because …Read more »

GINKGO substantive (Japanese name). Botany – genus of coniferous trees in the family Taxaceae⁽¹⁾, close to yews and including large trees with taproot, straight stem, covered with a grayish bark. Ginkgo biloba (salisburia adiantifolia), a large tree from China and Japan can reach enormous proportions; Bunge spoke of one of these trees …Read more »

GUAVA TREE substantive, botany – genus of myrtaceae, which includes several species of trees growing in America and in the East Indies. psidium guaiava, of which several species are cultivated, is a small tree from 9.84 to 16.4 feet (3 to 5 m) high, seldom can it grow up to 23 feet (7 m). Its fruit, of a bright yellow colour, have a strong fragrance and contain a yellowish or reddish pulp which has an acidulous flavour. The guava tree, which grows in abundance in …Read more »