Syringa

See also: syringa

Translingual

Syringa vulgaris (common lilac)

Etymology

From stem of Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “shepherd's pipe, quill”) (from the hollow stem of the plant, used to make pipes and flutes)

Proper noun

Syringa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – lilacs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Oleaceae - family; Oleeae - tribe; Ligustrinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Syringa subg. Ligustrina, Syringa subg. Syringa - subgenera
  • Syringa vulgaris - type species

Derived terms

• syringae (specific epithet)

Translations

taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae

• Esperanto: siringo (eo)

References

• Syringa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Syringa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Syringa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /syːˈrin.ɡa/, [s̠yːˈrɪŋɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈrin.ɡa/, [siˈriŋɡä]
• Homophone: sȳringa

Proper noun

Sȳringa f

1. accusative of Sȳrinx