Melia

1 of 2

noun

Me·​lia

ˈmēlēə,

-lyə

: a genus (the type of the family Meliaceae) of East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with pinnate or bipinnate leaves resembling those of the ashes, fragrant white or lilac flowers in axillary panicles, and small drupaceous fruits containing hard bony seeds see chinaberry sense 2

-melia

2 of 2

noun combining form

ˈmēlēə,

ˈmel-,

-lyə

plural -s

: condition of the limbs

anisomelia

schistomelia

ectromelia

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek melia, meliē manna ash; from the resemblance of the leaves to those of the ash

Noun combining form

New Latin, from Greek melos limb + New Latin -ia

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