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单词 Melia
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Definition of Melia in English:

Melia

noun ˈmiːlɪə
Botany
  • A genus of trees (the type genus of the family Meliaceae), with pinnate or bipinnate leaves and axillary panicles of white or purple flowers; (also melia) a tree of this genus.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Melia (Linnaeus Genera Plantarum 127) from ancient Greek μελία manna-ash (further etymology uncertain); so called from the resemblance of the leaves of the azedarac to those of the manna-ash.

 
 

Definition of Melia in US English:

Melia

nounˈmiːlɪə
Botany
  • A genus of trees (the type genus of the family Meliaceae), with pinnate or bipinnate leaves and axillary panicles of white or purple flowers; (also melia) a tree of this genus.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Melia (Linnaeus Genera Plantarum 127) from ancient Greek μελία manna-ash (further etymology uncertain); so called from the resemblance of the leaves of the azedarac to those of the manna-ash.

 
 
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