samara Syllabification: (sam·a·ra)Pronunciation: /ˈsamərə, səˈme(ə)rə/Definition of samara noun Botany a winged nut or achene containing one seed, as in ash and maple. Origin: late 16th century: modern Latin, from Latin, denoting an elm seedsamara in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of samara in the British & World English dictionary