samara

1. a one seeded winged achene, 2. an indeiscent winged fruit, 3. helicopter fruit, 4. such as seeds of Maple, Ash, Tree of Heaven, etc

The Box Elder holds onto it's samara throughout most of the winter.	The double samara of a Norway Maple.	The Green Ash has bunches of single samar's. The insert show's two that were separated.
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