meliaceous

American

[mee-lee-ey-shuhs] / ˌmi liˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.

meliaceous British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of meliaceous

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

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Carapa guianensis.—A meliaceous plant, native of tropical America, where it grows to a height of 60 to 80 feet.

From Project Gutenberg

At the village first reached in the ascent there is a Meliaceous Azedarach looking tree.

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