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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessámara
Pronunciation / Transliteration: samara
"Las sámaras del arce giran mientras caen."
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A dry, indehiscent winged fruit containing a single seed, such as that of a maple or ash, designed to be carried by the wind.
"The spinning samaras fluttered down from the towering maple tree like tiny helicopter blades."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'samara', a word used by ancient Romans to describe the seed of the elm tree. It entered botanical terminology in the modern era to classify winged achenes found in trees like maples and ashes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Samara" is said worldwide
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samare
Transliteration: samar
"Les samares de l'érable tourbillonnent dans le vent."
Samara
Transliteration: samara
"Die Samara des Ahorns segelt sanft zu Boden."
samara
Transliteration: samara
"La samara dell'acero cade roteando."
sámara
Transliteration: samara
"Las sámaras del arce giran mientras caen."
sâmara
Transliteration: samara
"A sâmara do bordo voa com o vento."
पंखदार फल
Transliteration: pankhdar phal
"मैपिल के पंखदार फल हवा में उड़ते हैं।"
翅果
Transliteration: chìguǒ
"枫树的翅果在风中旋转下落。"
시과
Transliteration: sigwa
"단풍나무의 시과가 바람을 타고 날아간다."
翅果
Transliteration: shika
"カエデの翅果が風に舞いながら落ちる。"
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