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Definitions for syringa
səˈrɪŋ gəsy·ringa
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Princeton's WordNet
mock orange, syringa, Philadelphus coronariusnoun
large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
Syringa, genus Syringanoun
genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs
Wiktionary
syringanoun
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Syringa, such as the lilacs.
Etymology: From σῦριγξ.
Wikipedia
Syringa
Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.The genus is most closely related to Ligustrum (privet), classified with it in Oleaceae tribus Oleeae subtribus Ligustrinae.Lilacs are used as food plants by the larvae of some moth species, including copper underwing, scalloped oak and Svensson's copper underwing.
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syringa
Syringa is a genus of flowering woody plants in the olive family, also known as lilacs. They are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and are widely cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
Webster Dictionary
Syringanoun
a genus of plants; the lilac
Syringanoun
the mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems were formerly used as pipestems
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. , , a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. Syringe.]
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Syringa
Syringa is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering woody plants in the olive family, native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere. The genus is most closely related to Ligustrum, classified with it in Oleaceae tribus Oleeae subtribus Ligustrinae. Lilacs are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Copper Underwing, Scalloped Oak and Svensson's Copper Underwing and Saras.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Syringa
sī-ring′ga, n. the mock-orange.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Syringa
A plant genus of the family OLEACEAE. Oleuropein has been identified in the stem bark.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of syringa in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of syringa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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