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Meliae

[ mee-lee-ee ]

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Meliae1

< Greek melíai, plural of melía manna, ash tree

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