samara
[sam-er-uh, suh-mair-uh]
- an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
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Origin of samara
1570–80; < New Latin; Latin samara, samera elm seed
Samara
[suh-mahr-uh; Russian suh-mah-ruh]
- a port in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
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Formerly Kuibyshev.
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Contemporary Examples
Despite the long wait, Samara Herard says she will not give up.
The Grim Sleeper’s Trial Is Moving at Snail’s Pace, and Victims’ Families Are FuriousChristine Pelisek
March 21, 2013
Samara, an aspiring writer, enjoys soccer, acting, and considers herself a fairy-tale scholar.
Historical Examples
In the evening a cruel conversation about the Samara revenues.
The Last Days of TolstoyV. G. Chertkov
The flowers of the Ash have no corolla, and the fruit is a samara.
Botany for LadiesJane Loudon
Fruit a membranous, compressed, winged capsule (a samara), 1-seeded.
Woodland GleaningsCharles Tilt
Fruit a 2-celled, 2-seeded capsule, flattened and foliaceous at the extremity (a samara).
Woodland GleaningsCharles Tilt
Fruit a 2-celled and 2-seeded samara, winged all round, nearly orbicular.
samara
- a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a winglike extension to aid dispersal: occurs in the ash, maple, etcAlso called: key fruit
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Word Origin
C16: from New Latin, from Latin: seed of an elm
Samara
- a port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: centre of an important industrial complex; oil refining. Pop: 1 140 000 (2005 est)Former name (1935–91): Kuibyshev, Kuybyshev
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Word Origin and History for samara
n.
dried fruit of certain trees, from Latin samara "the seed of the elm," variant of samera, perhaps from Gaulish.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
samara
[săm′ər-ə]
- An achene (a dry, one-seeded fruit) in which the pericarp is modified into a winglike structure adapted for airborne dispersal. The seeds of the ash, elm, and maple are contained in samaras.
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