SYRINGA

(Lat.),n. f. Sisr(sur)-i2n'g'a3. From <rvpiyf, a tube. Fr., lil as. Ger., Lilak, S. 1. Lilac, pipe-privet (or -tree); a genus of shrubs forming, with Schrebera and Forsythia. a tribe (the Syringece) of the Oteaceae; also the genus Philadelphus. [a, 35.] 2. See SYRINGE. S. persica. Ger., blauer Hollund. Persian lilac, a species having the properties of S. vulgar is. [a, 35.] S. O, no; O2, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Th", the; U, like oo in too; [s. 585]