meliaceous

[mee-lee-ey-shuh s]

adjective

belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.

Compare mahogany family.

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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Examples from the Web for meliaceous

Historical Examples of meliaceous

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

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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