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syringa
CIDE DICTIONARY
syringa, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , , a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. Syringe.].
A genus of plants; the lilac. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
syringa, n. Bot.
1 = mock orange.
2 any plant of the genus Syringa, esp. the lilac.
1 = mock orange.
2 any plant of the genus Syringa, esp. the lilac.
Etymology
mod.L, formed as SYRINX (with ref. to the use of its stems as pipe-stems)
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