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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A dry, indehiscent, winged, often one-seeded fruit, as of the ash, elm, or maple. Also called key fruit.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple

Etymologies

  1. Latin, elm seed.

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  • bilby Also a city in central Russia. Dec 16, 2007

  • reesetee Wow! A real word for Nose Stickers! :-) Nov 13, 2007

  • mollusque Maple samaras are resofincular. (I knew there had to be something that was described by that word). Nov 13, 2007

  • reesetee HAHA! Teeny, tiny little ones, that is. :-) Apr 10, 2007

  • trivet Rhinoceros horns! Apr 10, 2007

  • reesetee When we were kids, my father called them Nose Stickers (for their ability, when peeled open, to adhere nicely to any available nose). :-) Apr 10, 2007

  • trivet maple seed, aka: helicopter, whirlygig, key. Apr 10, 2007

‘samara’ has been looked up 811 times, loved by 2 people, added to 13 lists, commented on 7 times, and has a Scrabble score of 8.