[sam-er-uh, suh-mair-uh] 
| an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple. |
[suh-mahr-uh; Russ. suh-mah-ruh] | a port in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga. 1,257,000. |
[kwee-buh-shef, -shev; Russ. kooi-bi-shif] | a port in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga. 1,250,000. |
sam·a·ra (sām'ər-ə, sə-mâr'ə, -mär'ə)  (click for larger image in new window) n. A dry, indehiscent, winged, often one-seeded fruit, as of the ash, elm, or maple. Also called key fruit. [Latin, elm seed.] |
| Sa·mar·a (sə-mâr'ə) A city of western Russia on the Volga River east-southeast of Moscow. Founded in 1586 as a stronghold to defend river trade and the eastern frontier, it was temporarily the capital of the USSR from 1941 to 1943. From 1935 to 1991 it was known as Kuibyshev. Population: 1,150,000. |
samara (sām'ər-ə) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) An achene (a dry, one-seeded fruit) in which the pericarp is modified into a winglike structure adapted for airborne dispersal. The seeds of the ash, elm, and maple are contained in samaras. |