genus Melia

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Melia - type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ashMeliarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae - tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental treesazedarach, azederach, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, China tree, chinaberry - tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree