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‖ ˈsiris Bot.
Also siriss, sirris.
[Hindī siris.]
a. One or other of several leguminous trees of the genus Albizzia, native to tropical Asia and Africa.
b. A similar tree belonging to the genus Acacia, esp. A. sirissa.
1874Stewart & Brandis Flora N. West India 176 A[lbizzia] Lebbek,..Siris. Ibid. 177 A[lbizzia] Julibrissin,..Pink Siris. 1883Cassell's Fam. Mag. Oct. 685/1 The Coccus lacca..is also found on..the Siriss (Acacia sirissa). 1896Academy 28 Nov. 458/1 The broad Mall [of Lahore], embowered in siris and peepul trees.
attrib.1886Kipling Departm. Ditties 114 Ah! köil, little köil, singing on the siris bough. |