syringa

American  

[suh-ring-guh] / səˈrɪŋ gə /

noun

1. mock orange.

2. any shrub or tree of the genus Syringa, including the lilacs.

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syringa British  

/ sɪˈrɪŋɡə /

noun

1. another name for mock orange lilac

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Etymology

Origin of syringa

1655–65; < New Latin < Greek sȳring- (stem of sŷrinx syrinx ) + New Latin -a -a ²; name first given to mock orange, the stems of which were used in pipe-making