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syringa definition

sy·ringa (sə riŋ′gə)

noun

  1. lilac (senses & )
  2. mock orange

Etymology: ModL, name of the genus < Gr syrinx (gen. syringos), a pipe, tube (see syringe): from the use of the plants for making pipes

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