syringa

Definitions


[sɪˈrɪŋɡə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a plant of the genus Syringa (family Oleaceae), especially (in gardening) the lilac

- a mock orange shrub


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Origin:
modern Latin, from Greek surinx, suring- ‘tube’ (with reference to the use of its stems as pipe stems)




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