lilac vs russet

lilac

adj
  • Having a pale purple colour. 

noun
  • A flower of the lilac shrub. 

  • A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. 

  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. 

russet

adj
  • Having a reddish-brown color. 

  • The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished. 

  • Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain. 

  • Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted. 

noun
  • A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin. 

  • A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric. 

  • A reddish-brown color. 

  • A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin. 

verb
  • To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting. 

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