meliaceous
/ˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs/Botany
adjective
Of or relating to the family Meliaceae, which includes mainly tropical trees, some grown for their bark, fruit, or timber (notably mahogany, genus Swietana).
Origin
Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Melia Melia + -aceous, after scientific Latin Meliaceae, family name.
- chastener
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- chastisement
- chastiser
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- chasuble
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- Chateaubriand, François-René
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- Chateau-Thierry
- chatelain
- chatelaine
- chat group
- Chatham, 1st Earl of
- Chatham House Rule
- Chatham Islands
- chatline
- chatoyance
- chatoyancy