samara

[sam-er-uh, suh-mair-uh] /ˈsæm ər ə, səˈmɛər ə/
noun, Botany
1.
an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
Origin
1570-80; < New Latin; Latin samara, samera elm seed

Samara

[suh-mahr-uh; Russian suh-mah-ruh] /səˈmɑr ə; Russian sʌˈmɑ rə/
noun
1.
a port in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
Formerly (1935–91) Kuibyshev.
Examples from the web for samara
  • The wing of this samara is more pointed than that of white ash.
  • The fruit is a samara drawn out into a long wing with the seed in the middle.
British Dictionary definitions for samara

samara

/səˈmɑːrə; ˈsæmərə/
noun
1.
a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a winglike extension to aid dispersal: occurs in the ash, maple, etc Also called key fruit
Word Origin
C16: from New Latin, from Latin: seed of an elm

Samara

/Russian saˈmarə/
noun
1.
a port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: centre of an important industrial complex; oil refining. Pop: 1 140 000 (2005 est) Former name (1935–91) Kuibyshev, Kuybyshev
Word Origin and History for samara
n.

dried fruit of certain trees, from Latin samara "the seed of the elm," variant of samera, perhaps from Gaulish.

samara in Science
samara
  (sām'ər-ə)   

An achene (a dry, one-seeded fruit) in which the pericarp is modified into a winglike structure adapted for airborne dispersal. The seeds of the ash, elm, and maple are contained in samaras.