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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A good workman is thus able to prepare five or six pounds of solid seringa in an hour.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various
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
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
On parting from the seringa, he had brought these articles along with him, his companion carrying a share of the load.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
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