Melia

noun Me·lia \ ˈmēlēə , -lyə \

Definition of Melia

: 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 2

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Origin and Etymology of melia

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

-melia

noun combining form \ ˈmēlēə , ˈmel- , -lyə \

Definition of -melia

plural -s

: condition of the limbs

anisomelia

schistomelia

ectromelia

Origin and Etymology of -melia

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

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