1. type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash; [syn: Melia, genus Melia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Melia
n 1: type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian
deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
[syn: Melia, genus Melia]