Lilac, Syringa, a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family. Lilac, Lilacs or The Lilacs may also refer to: Botanical California lilac, several species of the genus Ceanothus Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac Indian lilac or Persian lilac, Melia azedarach Native lilac or lilac vine, Hardenbergia violacea New Zealand lilac, Veronica hulkeana Buddleja davidii, summer lilac Hesperis matronalis, summer lilac Transport Lilac (train), a train service in Japan Line 5 (São Paulo Metro), a rapid transit line in Brazil USS Lilac (1863), a ship used by the Union Navy in the American Civil War USCGC Lilac (WAGL-227), a former US Coast Guard lighthouse tender built 1933 Lilac, a line of motorcycles produced by Marusho Arts and entertainment Lilacs (painting), a painting by Vincent Van Gogh Lilacs (Walker), a musical composition for soprano and orchestra by George Walker The Lilacs (band), an American 1990s band Lilac (The Early November album), 2019 Lilac (IU album), 2021 "Lilac" (song), the title track of the album Sash Lilac, the protagonist of the video game Freedom Planet Songs "Lilac" (song), by IU Lilac, by Nanaka Suwa from Color me PURPLE (2020) Other uses Lilac (color), a light purple color typical of most lilac flowers The Lilacs (Philadelphia), an 18th-century farmhouse in the United States Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), an online medicine and health sciences database LILAC, or Librarians' Information Literacy Conference, UK annual conference See also