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Definition of: syringa
(si·ring′gə) noun
1. Any of a genus (Philadelphus) of ornamental shrubs of the saxifrage family having cream–colored flowers resembling those of the orange in form and fragrance, especially the Lewis mock orange (P. lewisii), the State flower of Idaho.
2. Any of a genus (Syringa) of ornamental shrubs of the olive family having panicles of showy white or purple flowers; the lilacs. [<NL <Gk. syrinx, -ingos a pipe]
(Plant to 10 feet)
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