meliaceous

[ mee-lee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.

Origin of meliaceous

1
1895–1900; <New Latin Meliace(ae) (equivalent to Meli(a) genus name (<Greek melía ash tree) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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meliaceous

/ (ˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃɪəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Meliaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical trees, including mahogany, some of which yield valuable timber

Origin of meliaceous

1
C19: from New Latin Melia type genus, from Greek: ash

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