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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Joel, with enthusiasm considerably abated as he examined his pie in the shadow of the big seringa bushes, concluded he didn't want it very much.
From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Sidney, Margaret
He reconnoitred them as he went by the low garden-fences, over which he could see the pretty lawns and flower-beds, with clusters of evergreens here and there, and a wealth of roses and seringa.
From Fenton's Quest by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Dry leaves, twigs, and bark had been already collected, and with these a flame was produced, ending in a fire, that soon burned brightly in one of the forks of 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
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
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