syringa
- noun
- /sɪˈrɪŋɡə/
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siringa
- The creamy-white blossoms of the syringa filled the air with their distinctive fragrance.
Examples
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We planted a syringa near the garden gate for its sweet scent in spring.
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A row of syringa shrubs acts as a beautiful, flowering hedge along the driveway.
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The syringa bloomed beautifully in the garden.
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I love the scent of syringa flowers in spring.
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A row of syringa shrubs acts as a beautiful, flowering hedge along the driveway.
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The creamy-white blossoms of the syringa filled the air with their distinctive fragrance.
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We planted a syringa near the garden gate for its sweet scent in spring.
Synonyms
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A bush with small fragrant purple, pink, or white flowers in large groups
A shrub with heart-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers
A small Japanese tree with narrow leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers
A small tree from Japan with narrow pointed leaves and pale white flowers
A small branching shrub from Asia with narrow leaves and fragrant lilac flowers
A small bush with upright clusters of lilac or violet flowers and oval leaves
A shrub that loses its leaves in winter with upright groups of fragrant purple flowers
A shrub from northern China with oval leaves and many pink-lilac fragrant flowers in early summer
A hardy mountain shrub with narrow leaves and pale lilac or white flowers that smell unpleasant
Compounds
- Specialized
A small tree from Japan with narrow pointed leaves and pale white flowers
- Specialized
A hardy mountain shrub with narrow leaves and pale lilac or white flowers that smell unpleasant
- Specialized
A shrub that loses its leaves in winter with upright groups of fragrant purple flowers
- Specialized
A small bush with upright clusters of lilac or violet flowers and oval leaves
- Specialized
A small branching shrub from Asia with narrow leaves and fragrant lilac flowers
- Specialized
A small Japanese tree with narrow leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers
- Specialized
A shrub from northern China with oval leaves and many pink-lilac fragrant flowers in early summer
- Specialized
A shrub with heart-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Syringa comes from the Greek syrinx, which means 'pipe' or 'tube'. People called the plant this because its stems are hollow and can be made into a small pipe or flute, and it shares the same root as the English word syringe, so the name reminds us of the shrub's tube-like stems.