seringa

[suh-ring-guh]

noun

1. any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.

seringa

/ səˈrɪŋɡə /

noun

1. any of several euphorbiaceous trees of the Brazilian genus Hevea, that yield rubber

2. a deciduous simaroubaceous tree, Kirkia acuminata, of southern Africa with a graceful shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of seringa¹

1730–40; < Portuguese, variant of syringa

Word History and Origins

Origin of seringa¹

C18: from Portuguese, variant of _syringa

Example Sentences

Seringa, se-ring′g�, n. a name of several Brazilian trees yielding india-rubber.

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The seringa and the laburnum were out.

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And then she told him the events of that night at Seringa Vale, shortly before Mr Brathwaite’s death.

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Now he was talking with Lilian, as of old at Seringa Vale, when all their future was wrapped in apprehensive uncertainty.

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So here he is at Seringa Vale again, looking a trifle chapfallen, perhaps, but on the whole, deeming himself marvellously lucky, when he thinks of the frightful grief to which have come so many of his old companions in arms.

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