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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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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