Syringa

 

From stem of Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “shepherd's pipe, quill”) (from the hollow stem of the plant, used to make pipes and flutes)

Syringa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – lilacs.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Oleaceae - family; Oleeae - tribe; Ligustrinae - subtribe

• (genus): Syringa subg. Ligustrina, Syringa subg. Syringa - subgenera
  • Syringa vulgaris - type species

• syringae (specific epithet)

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• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /syːˈrin.ɡa/, [s̠yːˈrɪŋɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈrin.ɡa/, [siˈriŋɡä]
• Homophone: sȳringa

Sȳringa f

1. accusative of Sȳrinx