syringa

Meaning

1. 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.

Synonyms

mock orange

Philadelphus coronarius

lilac

arrowwood

Translations

sering

Flieder

Pfeifenstrauch

σύριγγις

syringa

lila

syringa

ağaç fulü

الليلاك - شجيرة

ful

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈɹɪŋ.ɡə/

Etymology

Via Dutch or Middle Low German from Latin sȳrinx from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pan pipes”).