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Meliae

American  
[mee-lee-ee] / ˈmi liˌi /

plural noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.


Etymology

Origin of Meliae

< Greek melíai, plural of melía manna, ash tree

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