Samara

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Samara \Sa*ma"ra\ (? or ?), n. [L. samara, samera, the seed of
     the elm.] (Bot.)
     A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that
     of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  samara
       n : a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or
           elm or maple [syn: {key fruit}, {key}]