syringa
See also: Syringa
English
Etymology
From Dutch or Middle Low German from Latin sȳrinx from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pan pipes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪˈɹɪŋ.ɡə/
Noun
syringa (plural syringas)
- (archaic) Sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).
- Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as now in the Western United States Philadelphus lewisii.
- Any of the several flowering plants, of the genus Syringa, such as the lilacs.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.ʁɛ̃.ɡa/
Noun
syringa m (plural syringas)
- alternative form of seringa
Further reading
- “syringa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
syringa (plural syringas)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [syːˈrɪŋ.ɡa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [siˈriŋ.ɡa]
- Homophone: Sȳringa
Noun
sȳringa f
- accusative singular of sȳrinx