syringa

See also: Syringa

English

Wikispecies

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)

  1. (archaic) Sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).
  2. Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as now in the Western United States Philadelphus lewisii.
  3. 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)

  1. alternative form of seringa

Further reading

Interlingua

Noun

syringa (plural syringas)

  1. syringe

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

sȳringa f

  1. accusative singular of sȳrinx