Definition of samara
: a dry indehiscent usually one-seeded winged fruit (as of an ash or elm tree) — called also
key
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Samaras served as prime minister from 2012 to 2015, in coalition with the Socialists.
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Not familiar with the term samara referring to the winged fruit of the elm, ash, maple, and sycamore, among other trees? Then how about "key," "whirlybird," "helicopter," "whirligig," or "spinning jenny"? Those nicknames are all excellent descriptors of a samara. A samara resembles a key and when it falls its unique shape enables it to spin like a helicopter's rotor and drift away from its tree. Botanists began using the term "samara" in the late 16th century. In Latin, it means literally "seed of the elm."
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Origin and Etymology of samara
New Latin, from Latin, seed of the elm
geographical name
Sa·ma·ra
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sə-ˈmär-ə
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or 1935–91
Kuybyshev
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\ˈkwē-bə-ˌshef, ˈkü-ē-bə-, -ˌshev\
Definition of Samara
city of eastern Russia in Europe in the valley of the Volga River population 1,165,000
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