"samara" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæmərə/ [General-American], /səˈmɛrə/ [General-American], /ˈsæmərə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈmɛərə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: samaras [plural], samarae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|samara|t=elm seed}} Latin samara (“elm seed”), {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{der|en|cel-pro|*samos|t=summer}} Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|samarae}} samara (plural samaras or samarae)
  1. The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple. Wikipedia link: samara (fruit) Synonyms: helicopter, polynose, whirligig, whirlybird Translations (winged indehiscent fruit): крыла́тка (krylátka) [feminine] (Belarusian), кры́лаўка (krýlaŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), 翅果 (chìguǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), dvounažka [feminine] (Czech), vleugelnoot (Dutch), samaro (Esperanto), tiibvili (Estonian), samare [feminine] (French), ფრთიანა (prtiana) (Georgian), Flügelnuss [feminine] (German), Samara [feminine] (German), samara [feminine] (Italian), 翼果 (alt: よくか, yokuka, よっか, yokka) (Japanese), 시과 (sigwa) (Korean), skrzydlak [masculine] (Polish), sâmara [feminine] (Portuguese), крыла́тка (krylátka) [feminine] (Russian), sámara [feminine] (Spanish), pakpakbunga (Tagalog), крила́тка (krylátka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), samara [masculine] (Welsh)

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