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We hung maple samaras, those winged seeds like helicopters, on our noses.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022
In spring, the male and female flowers hang in drooping clusters from the ends of the twigs, and the seeds, known as samaras and popularly referred to as helicopters, are 1 to 1½ inches long.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2022
Come midsummer, the samaras flush pink, gradually ripening to deep red as the foliage warms up to a fiery, if brief, autumnal display.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021
Blossoms are followed by a heavily set crop of samaras, those winged seed structures we used to call “helicopters” when we were kids.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021
The samaras are scimitar-shaped and red-brown, about an inch and a half long.
From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward
