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Meaning of SAMARA

Pronunciation:  'samuru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
 
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 Synonyms: key fruit
 
 See Also: achene

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sa*ma"ra\ (? or ?), n. [L. samara, samera, the seed of
the elm.] (Bot.)
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that
of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A dry, indehiscent fruit with its wall expanded into a wing.
 
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