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‖ samara Bot.|ˈsæmərə, səˈmɑːrə|
[mod.L. use of L. samara or samera seed of the elm.]
The indehiscent winged fruit of the elm, ash, sycamore (etc.).
1577B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. ii. (1586) 103 He that will plante a Groue of Elmes, must gather the seede called Samara. 1731Gentl. Mag. I. 40 Sow the Sameria [sic] of the Elm, and Bay-berries, all which come up the first Year. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 131 Its ovarium..finally changes into a samara which is 1-celled and 1-seeded by abortion. 1960[see achene]. 1976New Yorker 12 Jan. 66/2 The best-known samara is the maple key, which is much larger than the fruit of the birch. |