samara

[ sam-er-uh, suh-mair-uh ]

nounBotany.
  1. an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.

Origin of samara

1
1570–80; <New Latin; Latin samara, samera elm seed

Other definitions for Samara (2 of 2)

Samara
[ suh-mahr-uh; Russian suh-mah-ruh ]

noun
  1. a port in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.

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British Dictionary definitions for samara (1 of 2)

samara

/ (səˈmɑːrə, ˈsæmərə) /


noun
  1. a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a winglike extension to aid dispersal: occurs in the ash, maple, etc: Also called: key fruit

Origin of samara

1
C16: from New Latin, from Latin: seed of an elm

British Dictionary definitions for Samara (2 of 2)

Samara

/ (Russian saˈmarə) /


noun
  1. a port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: centre of an important industrial complex; oil refining. Pop: 1 140 000 (2005 est): Former name (1935–91): Kuibyshev, Kuybyshev

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Scientific definitions for samara

samara

[ sămər-ə ]


  1. 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.

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