Syringa

Syringa

See also: syringa

Translingual

Syringa vulgaris (common lilac)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “shepherd's pipe, quill”) (from the hollow stem of the plant, used to make pipes and flutes)

Proper noun

Syringa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the lilacs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Oleaceae - family; Oleeae - tribe; Ligustrinae - subtribe

Derived terms

• syringae

Translations

taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae

Esperanto: siringo (eo)

References

• Syringa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Syringa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Syringa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /syːˈrin.ɡa/, [syːˈrɪŋ.ɡa]
• Homophone: sȳringa

Proper noun

Sȳringa f

1. accusative of Sȳrinx