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seringa

[ suh-ring-guh ]

noun

  1. any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.


seringa

/ ²õəˈ°ùɪŋɡə /

noun

  1. any of several euphorbiaceous trees of the Brazilian genus Hevea, that yield rubber
  2. a deciduous simaroubaceous tree, Kirkia acuminata, of southern Africa with a graceful shape
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seringa1

1730–40; < Portuguese, variant of syringa
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seringa1

C18: from Portuguese, variant of syringa
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Example Sentences

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Seringa, se-ring′g�, n. a name of several Brazilian trees yielding india-rubber.

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The seringa and the laburnum were out.

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And then she told him the events of that night at Seringa Vale, shortly before Mr Brathwaite’s death.

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Now he was talking with Lilian, as of old at Seringa Vale, when all their future was wrapped in apprehensive uncertainty.

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So here he is at Seringa Vale again, looking a trifle chapfallen, perhaps, but on the whole, deeming himself marvellously lucky, when he thinks of the frightful grief to which have come so many of his old companions in arms.

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