syringa

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/sɪˈɹɪŋ.ɡə/

noun

Sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).

Similar
mock orangePhiladelphus coronarius
OriginLatin sȳrinx ← Ancient Greek σῦριγξ →
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Meanings

nounsyringa (plural syringas)

plural syringas

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes

Similar
mock orangePhiladelphus coronarius
Broader
philadelphus
Also see
chinaberrymock orange

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῦριγξ“pan pipes”
  2. Latinsȳrinx
  3. Englishsyringa

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

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APA

syringa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syringa

MLA

“syringa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syringa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syringa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syringa.

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