Samara (Noun)
Meaning
A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The samara of the maple tree twirled to the ground, its single seed spinning lazily through the air.
- Children delighted in watching the samaras of the nearby ash tree dance in the breeze.
- The elm tree's samaras were a favorite snack of the local squirrels, who would scamper up the trunk to collect them.
- As the wind picked up, the samaras of the maple trees began to fall, creating a crunchy carpet underfoot.
- In the autumn, the forest floor was littered with the samaras of various trees, each one a tiny, winged package containing a single seed.