syriacus

(1 Samuel 17: 34; 2 Samuel 17: 8) The Syrian bear, Ursus syriacus, which is without doubt the animal mentioned in the Bible, is still found on the higher mountains of Palestine.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

The title of the piece is the name of the national flower of Korea—known here as the Hibiscus syriacus .

Poignant Songs for a People Divided Stuart Isacoff 2011

My success stories – and there are some – involve hydrangeas, a variety of Rose of Sharon species (Hibiscus syriacus), shrub roses, and lilies.

Garden Variety Adventures | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008

There are 18 species of fish, 6 being endangered in Bulgaria including the rare asp Aspius aspius, 15 species of reptiles including the Aesculapian snake Elaphe longissimus, and 12 amphibians; one, the eastern spadefoot Pelobates syriacus, recently discovered in Bulgaria for the first time, is listed in the Red Book for Bulgaria.

Srebarna Nature Reserve, Bulgaria 2009

However, one cultivar of rose of Sharon stands alone, and it the only Hybiscus syriacus cultivar that The Green Man uses exclusively: 'Diana'

Archive 2008-08-01 Pooky 2008

Also introduced to the site is the blue-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus ssp. molybdophanes) from the Sudan as a replacement for the indigenous Arabian red-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus ssp. syriacus) which became extinct in 1940.

Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert 2008

Since the 1950s, the Turanian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata), Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) are both extinct.

Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe 2008

The Green Man loves Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' but proffers several caveats.

Archive 2008-08-01 Pooky 2008

In these mountains the Syrian bear (_ursus syriacus_) is found; and it is only a few years since the animal was discovered there.

Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850

In a few days, however, the _ursus syriacus_ was set upon his legs; and the collection was complete.

Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850