samara

[ sam-er-uh, suh-mair-uh ]

/ ˈsæm ər ə, səˈmɛər ə /

noun Botany.

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

Words nearby samara

saman, samana cay, samanid, samantha, samar, samara, samarang, samaria, samariform, samarinda, samaritan

Definition for samara (2 of 2)

Samara

[ suh-mahr-uh; Russian suh-mah-ruh ]

/ səˈmɑr ə; Russian sʌˈmɑ rə /

noun

a port in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.

Formerly Kuibyshev.

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Example sentences from the Web for samara

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 Furious|Christine Pelisek|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Samara, an aspiring writer, enjoys soccer, acting, and considers herself a fairy-tale scholar.
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The fruit is a samara, or key, winged similarly to that of a sugar maple, but smaller.
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He went down the Volga on a steamer to Samara, then walked another three hundred miles on foot, and at last reached the place.
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During the 9th and 10th of June, having occupied Samara, they advanced rapidly toward Ouffa.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918|Various
I now possess six thousand 'desyatins' of land in the government of Samara, and three hundred horses--what then?
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At Samara we find Mr. Bezant, one of our consignees, just recovering from the typhus which was contracted in his relief work.
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British Dictionary definitions for samara (1 of 2)

samara

/ (səˈmɑːrə, ˈsæmərə) /

noun

a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a winglike extension to aid dispersal: occurs in the ash, maple, etcAlso called: key fruit

Word Origin for samara

C16: from New Latin, from Latin: seed of an elm

British Dictionary definitions for samara (2 of 2)

Samara

/ (Russian saˈmarə) /

noun

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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Scientific definitions for samara

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.