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GENUS MELIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
Synonyms:
genus Melia; Melia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Melia" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Melia"):
azedarach; azederach; China tree; chinaberry; chinaberry tree; Melia azedarach; Melia azederach; Persian lilac; pride-of-India (tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree)
Holonyms ("genus Melia" is a member of...):
family Meliaceae; mahogany family; Meliaceae (tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)