| NOUN | plant | Melia, genus Melia | type genus of the Meliaceae |
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| Sounds | meh'liyah | |
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| Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... | |
| 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 | |
| Member of | Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family | Tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees |
| 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 |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
| Spanish | genus melia, melia | |
| Catalan | genus melia, melia | |
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