different between syringa vs syringe

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 French seringue, from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek ?????? (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s????nd?/, /s????nd?/
• Hyphenation: sy?ringe
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Noun

syringe (plural syringes)

1. A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
2. A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

Usage notes

• Syringe mostly refers specifically to medical devices for injecting drugs into a human body or drawing blood from one (or other human fluids), but the broader definition sees occasional use, particularly in specialized fields.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• inject
• intravenous
• needle
• shoot up

Verb

syringe (third-person singular simple present syringes, present participle syringing, simple past and past participle syringed)

1. To clean, or inject fluid, by means of a syringe.

   Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!

Translations

Further reading

• syringe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Rigneys, Yingers, reysing

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sy??rin.?e/, [s?y???????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /si?rin.d??e/, [si??in??d???]
• Homophone: S?ringe

Noun

s?ringe f

1. ablative singular of s?rinx