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1913
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Meliaceous
Meˊli-a′ceous
,
Adj.
(Bot.)
Pertaining to a natural order (
Meliacae
) of plants of which the genus
Melia
is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar.
Definition
2024
meliaceous
meliaceous
English
Adjective
meliaceous
(
not comparable
)
(
botany
)
Of or relating to the
Meliaceae
, a
family
of plants of which the
genus
Melia
is the
type
.
Mahogany is a
meliaceous
plant.
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