seringa
Americannoun
noun
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any of several euphorbiaceous trees of the Brazilian genus Hevea, that yield rubber
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a deciduous simaroubaceous tree, Kirkia acuminata, of southern Africa with a graceful shape
Etymology
Origin of seringa
1730–40; < Portuguese, variant of syringa
Example Sentences
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The seringa, with its thickly trellised limbs, offered snug quarters.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
I advised her not to keep near her a large nosegay of lilacs and seringa, the odour of which was overpowering.
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Fullerton, Georgiana
Saying this, he let himself down into the water, and turned towards the seringa.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
Tightly clutching their cudgels, both reascended the seringa, and renewed the battle with the birds.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
Our adventurers passed a tolerable night among the sipos of the seringa.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
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