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Definition of: meliaceous
(mē′lē·ā′shəs) adjective
Of or pertaining to a family (Meliaceae) of trees and shrubs of the order Geraniales, mainly native to the warm portions of Asia and America; the mahogany family, including the Spanish cedar (genus Cedrela). [<NL <Gk. melia an ash tree]
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