meliaceous

English

Etymology

Meliaceae +‎ -ous

Adjective

meliaceous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Of or relating to the family Meliaceae of plants of mahogany and its close relatives.

   Mahogany is a meliaceous plant.

References

• “meliaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• limeaceous