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Webster 1913 Edition

Syringa

Sy-rin′ga

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a shepherd’s pipe, tube. Cf.
Syringe
.]
(Bot.)
(a)
A genus of plants; the lilac.
(b)
The mock orange; – popularly so called because its stems were formerly used as pipestems.

Webster 1828 Edition

Syringa

SYRIN'GA

,
Noun.
[Gr. a pipe.] A genus of plants, the lilac.

Definition 2024

Syringa

Syringa

See also: syringa

Translingual

Syringa vulgaris, common lilac

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Syringa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the lilacs.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sȳringa f

  1. accusative of Sȳrinx

syringa

syringa

See also: Syringa

English

Wikispecies

Noun

syringa ‎(plural syringas)

  1. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Syringa, such as the lilacs.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.ʁɛ̃.ga/

Noun

syringa m ‎(plural syringas)

  1. Alternative form of seringa

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

sȳringa f

  1. accusative singular of sȳrinx

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of σῦριγξ ‎(sûrinx, “shepherd's pipe, quill”) (from the hollow stem of the plant, used to make pipes and flutes)

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