Definition of SAMARA

samara

Plural: samarae, samaras

Noun

  • A dry, indehiscent fruit with a wing-like projection, like a maple key.
  • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
  • The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.

Examples

  • He dropped a SAMARA-like word on the board, watching it spin into place for big points.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Synonyms

key, key fruit, helicopter, polynose, whirligig, whirlybird

Scrabble Score: 8

samara: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
samara: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
samara: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

samara: valid Words With Friends Word