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siris

American  
[suh-rees] / səˈris /

noun

  1. lebbek.


Etymology

Origin of siris

1870–75; < Hindi siris, siras; compare Sanskrit śirīṣa


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Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango-tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease.

From Kim by Rudyard Kipling

The siris on the other hand is an untidy useless tree.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie

Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease.

From Kim by Rudyard Kipling

The jhaman, the siris and the mohwa are likewise in bloom and, ere the close of the month, the amaltas or Indian laburnum will put forth its bright yellow flowers in great profusion.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Douglas Dewar

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