A type of dried fruit that has a seed attached to a wing, which often causes the fruit to spin downward when it falls from a tree Most Maples have paired samaras in clusters, while most Ashes and Tree-of-Heaven have single samaras in large clusters
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit
A kind of fruit Thin "wings" are attached to the seed Maples have "helicopters", the most commonly known samara However, ashes and elms also have samaras [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location]
A dry fruit that does not split open and has part of the fruit wall extended to form a flattened membrane or wing