syringa

/səˈrɪŋgə/
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Other forms: syringas

Definitions of syringa
  1. noun
    large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
    synonyms: Philadelphus coronarius, mock orange
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    philadelphus
    any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
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