Sa·mar·a  (s ə-mâr ə)
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A city of western Russia on the Volga River east-southeast of Moscow. Founded in 1586 as a stronghold to defend river trade and the eastern frontier, it was temporarily the capital of the USSR from 1941 to 1943. From 1935 to 1991, it was known as Kuibyshev. |
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sam·a·ra  (s ăm ər- ə, s ə-mâr ə, -mär ə)
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n. A dry, indehiscent, winged one-seeded or two-seeded fruit, as of an ash, elm, or maple.
[Latin samara, samera, elm samara, perhaps of Gaulish or Venetic origin.]  (click for a larger image) samaratop: slippery elm fruit bottom: silver maple fruit |
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