syringae

Translingual

Etymology

Syringa (“lilac plant”)

Noun

syringae

  1. lilac (plant) (attributive); used as a specific epithet
    • Podosesia syringae, the lilac borer
    • Xanthoporus syringae, a fungus which typically grows on Syringa vulgaris (common lilac)
    • Pseudococcus syringae, scale insect associated with Syringa amurensis
    • Pseudomonas syringae, named after the lilac tree, Syringa vulgaris, from which it was first isolated

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