different between syringa vs chinaberry

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Via Dutch or Middle Low German from Latin s?rinx from Ancient Greek ?????? (sûrinx, “pan pipes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?????.??/

Noun

syringa (plural syringas)

1. (archaic) sweet mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius.
2. Hence any of several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as now in the Western United States Philadelphus lewisii.
3. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Syringa, such as the lilacs.

Anagrams

• signary

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.???.?a/

Noun

syringa m (plural syringas)

1. Alternative form of seringa

Interlingua

Noun

syringa (plural syringas)

1. syringe

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sy??rin.?a/, [s?y??????ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /si?rin.?a/, [si??i???]
• Homophone: S?ringa

Noun

s?ringa f

1. accusative singular of s?rinx

English

Etymology

From China +? berry.

Noun

chinaberry (plural chinaberries)

1. (US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
2. (US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
3. (US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.

Synonyms

• (Melia azedarach): azedarach, Persian lilac, white cedar, cape lilac, syringa, bead tree
• (Actaea rubra): red baneberry, doll's eye

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