Samara (noun)
sam-er-a
the winged fruit of maples and elms
First recorded in 1570–80. From the Latin samara, meaning “elm seed;” perhaps ultimately from a Celtic word for summer, when elms fruit.
Example sentences
“We always called them copters as kids, but the correct name for the sycamore fruit is samara.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
