[suh-ring-guh] 
| 1. | Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, esp. P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers. |
| 2. | any of various other shrubs or trees having flowers or fruit resembling those of the orange, as the laurel cherry. |
| sy·rin·ga (sə-rĭng'gə) n. The mock orange. [New Latin, from Greek surinx, suring-, shepherd's pipe (from the use of its hollow stems to make pipes).] |