siris

American  

[suh-rees] / səˈris /

noun

1. lebbek.

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Etymology

Origin of siris

1870–75; < Hindi siris, siras; compare Sanskrit śirīṣa

Example Sentences

Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango-tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease.

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease.

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

The jhaman, the siris and the mohwa are likewise in bloom and, ere the close of the month, the amaltas or Indian laburnum will put forth its bright yellow flowers in great profusion.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

Tu vero, regina, tuens cum sidera divam 90Placabis festis luminibus Venerem, Vnguinis expertem non siris esse tuam me, Sed potius largis adfice muneribus.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The siris on the other hand is an untidy useless tree.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir