English > Melia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash. |
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| Synonym | genus Melia |
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| Member of | Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family | Tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees |
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| Members | chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach | Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits |
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| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | genus melia, melia |
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| Catalan | genus melia, melia |
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