单词 | melia |
释义 | ‖ melia Bot.|ˈmiːlɪə| [mod.L. (Linnæus), a. Gr. µελία ash-tree; the leaves of the azedarac resemble those of the ash.] A genus of trees (typical of the family Meliaceæ), of which the best known species is the azedarac; a tree of this genus.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Melia, in botany, the name by which Linnæus calls the azedarach. 1838Penny Cycl. XI. 73/1 Magnolias, melias, robinias. Hence meliˈaceous a., pertaining to the Meliaceæ; ˈmeliad, a plant of this order (Syd. Soc. Lex.); ˈmelial a., in melial alliance, Lindley's name for an alliance embracing this and some other orders.
1836Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 92 The highest alliances in regard to structure are the Malval and Melial. 1846― Veg. Kingd. 463 Meliaceæ—Meliads. |

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