[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

syringa \syrin"ga\, n. nl., fr. gr. ?, ?, a shepherd's pipe,
   tube. cf. syringe. bot.
   a a genus of plants; the lilac.
   b the mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems
       were formerly used as pipestems.
       1913 webster
see also:
syringe 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

syringa
     n 1: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant
          creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes syn: mock
          orange, philadelphus coronarius
     2: genus of old world shrubs or low trees having fragrant
        flowers in showy panicles: lilacs syn: genus syringa
see also:
mock orange philadelphus coronarius genus syringa 

[3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

syringa, va
  zip codes: 23169

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