Definition of syringa Syringa
sy•rin•ga
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What does syringa mean?
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| syringa - genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs | ||
| genus Syringa | ||
| dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| family oleaceae, oleaceae, olive family trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac | ||
| syringa - large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes | ||
| mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius | ||
| philadelphus any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- syringa (n.)
A genus of plants; the lilac. - syringa (n.)
The mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems were formerly used as pipestems.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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syringa
sī-ring′ga, n. the mock-orange
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🔤- syringa, noun, singular of syringas.
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