meliaceous

[ mee-lee-ey-shuhs ]

/ ˌmi liˈeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.

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Origin of meliaceous

1895–1900; <New Latin Meliace(ae) (equivalent to Meli(a) genus name (<Greek melía ash tree) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Words nearby meliaceous

melena, M.El.Eng., Melete, meletin, -melia, meliaceous, Meliae, melic, melick, Méliès, melilite

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How to use meliaceous in a sentence

At the village first reached in the ascent there is a Meliaceous Azedarach looking tree.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for meliaceous

meliaceous

/ (ˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃɪəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Meliaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical trees, including mahogany, some of which yield valuable timber

Word Origin for meliaceous

C19: from New Latin Melia type genus, from Greek: ash

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