meliaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌmiliˈeɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Melia , -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Melia Melia n. + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Meliaceae, family name ( E. P. Ventenat Tableau du règne végétal (1799) III. 159). Compare French méliacées, plural noun (1798).

Botany.

Of or relating to the family Meliaceae, which includes mainly tropical trees, some grown for their bark, fruit, or timber (notably mahogany, genus Swietana).

ΚΠ

1862 R. Clarke Technologist II. 344 It is a Meliaceous plant, the Carapa Touloucouna of the Flore de Senegambie.

1916 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 3 582 This description calls for a plant with a peculiar combination of characters, a small, epiphytic or parasitic, leafless herb with meliaceous flowers.

1964 R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees II. 27 Wood..when dry has typical Meliaceous scent.

1996 Jrnl. Trop. Forest Sci. 9 80 Most meliaceous trees are susceptible to attacks by shoot borers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meliaceous
释义	meliaceousadj. Brit. /ˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌmiliˈeɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Melia , -aceous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Melia Melia n. + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Meliaceae, family name ( E. P. Ventenat Tableau du règne végétal (1799) III. 159). Compare French méliacées, plural noun (1798). Botany. Of or relating to the family Meliaceae, which includes mainly tropical trees, some grown for their bark, fruit, or timber (notably mahogany, genus Swietana). ΚΠ 1862 R. Clarke Technologist II. 344 It is a Meliaceous plant, the Carapa Touloucouna of the Flore de Senegambie. 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 3 582 This description calls for a plant with a peculiar combination of characters, a small, epiphytic or parasitic, leafless herb with meliaceous flowers. 1964 R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees II. 27 Wood..when dry has typical Meliaceous scent. 1996 Jrnl. Trop. Forest Sci. 9 80 Most meliaceous trees are susceptible to attacks by shoot borers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1862
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