Definition of "siris" []

• One of several trees of the genus Albizzia, especially A. Lebbek (Acacia speciosa, etc.), of tropical Asia and Africa, sometimes called the siris-acacia. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "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."
• "If possible, when propagating khayer, siris, sisau or utis, soil should be used from forests of these species; however, this is not as critical as it is for pines."
• "The pods of many leguminous species (e.g. sisau, khayer, areri and the siris species) are brittle and split easily once they have been dried in the sun."