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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.