samara

noun

sa·​ma·​ra ˈsa-mə-rə 

sə-ˈma-rə,

-ˈmär-ə 

: a dry indehiscent usually one-seeded winged fruit (as of an ash or elm tree)

called also key

Illustration of samara

Examples of samara in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tree of heaven seed clusters hang down, each seed inside a flat samara like a small disc, that dries to brown-gray in winter. —Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, seed of the elm

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

samara

noun

sa·​ma·​ra ˈsam-ə-rə 

sə-ˈmar-ə,

-ˈmär-

: a dry usually one-seeded winged fruit (as of an elm tree) that does not split open when ripe

Geographical Definition

Samara

geographical name

Sa·​ma·​ra sə-ˈmär-ə 

variants or 1935–91 Kuybyshev

ˈkwē-bə-ˌshef 

ˈkü-ē-bə-,

-ˌshev

city of eastern Russia in Europe in the valley of the Volga River population 1,165,000