Meliaceae
plural noun
Me·li·a·ce·ae
ˌmēlēˈāsēˌē
: a family of tropical trees and shrubs (order Geraniales) that have monadelphous stamens and include various important timber and ornamental trees see mahogany, melia
meliaceous adjective
¦⸗⸗¦āshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Melia, type genus + -aceae
- monotrematous
- monotreme
- monotremes
- monotremous
- monotriglyph
- monotriglyphic
- monotroch
- monotrocha
- monotrochal
- monotroche
- monotron hardness test
- Monotropa
- Monotropaceae
- monotropaceaes
- monotropae
- monotropas
- monotrophic
- monotropic
- monotropically
- Monotropsis
- monotropy
- monotypal
- monotype
- monotype paper
- monotypes