seringa

[ suh-ring-guh ]

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

Origin of seringa

1
1730–40; <Portuguese, variant of syringa

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seringa

/ (səˈrɪŋɡə) /


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

Origin of seringa

1
C18: from Portuguese, variant of syringa

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