Sy*rin"ga (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
&?;, a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. Syringe.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants; the lilac.
(b) The mock orange; -- popularly so called
because its stems were formerly used as pipestems.
Sy*rin"ga (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;,
&?;, a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. Syringe.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants; the lilac.
(b) The mock orange; -- popularly so called
because its stems were formerly used as pipestems.