samara; winged fruit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
samara; winged fruit (a dry fruit with a flattened wing of pericarp that facilitates wind dispersal)
Botanical term. Common examples include the fruits of elm trees (榆钱) and maple trees (槭树). Also known as 翼果.
Yú榆
qián钱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
chì翅
guǒ果
。
Elm samara is a common type of winged fruit.
Qì槭
shù树
de的
chì翅
guǒ果
xiàng像
luó螺
xuán旋
jiǎng桨
yī一
yàng样
xuán旋
zhuǎn转
zhe着
luò落
xià下
。
The maple samaras spin down like propellers.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
yī依
kào靠
fēng风
lì力
chuán传
bō播
chì翅
guǒ果
zhōng中
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
。
This plant relies on wind to disperse the seeds contained in its winged fruits.