-MELIA

Meaning of -MELIA in English

a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the limbs, as specified by the initial element: phocomelia.

[ mélos limb; see -IA ]

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-MELIA — ˈmēlēə, ˈmel-, -lyə noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek melos limb + New Latin -ia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELIA — ˈmēlēə, -lyə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek melia, meliē manna ash; from the resemblance of the leaves …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELIA — Melia BrE AmE ˈmiːl i‿ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MELIA — [Greek] A Greek nymph, the daughter of Oceanus. By Inachus she became the mother of Phoroneus and Aegealeus or Phegeus. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CHINABERRY — noun Date: 1890 a small Asian tree ( Melia azedarach ) of the mahogany family naturalized in the southern United …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITE CEDAR — In the lumber trade, the American arborvitae , some species of false cypress (genus Chamaecyparis ) and McNab cypress, incense …
Английский словарь Британика
MAHOGANY FAMILY — Family Meliaceae (order Sapindales), composed of 575 species in 51 genera of trees and (rarely) shrubs native to tropical and …
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UMBRELLA TREE — noun 1. or umbrella magnolia : an American magnolia ( Magnolia tripetala ) having large leaves clustered at the ends …
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TEXAS UMBRELLA TREE — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st T : an ornamental tree that has a crowded often flattened crown and is a …
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POLYMELIA — ˌpälēˈmēlēə, -lə̇ˈm-, -mel-, -lyə noun also po·lym·e·ly pəˈliməlē; ˈpälēˌmēlē, -älə̇ˌm-, -mel- ( plural polymelias also polymelies ) Etymology: New Latin …
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PHOCOMELIA — noun also pho·ko·me·lia ˌfōkəˈmēlēə ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phōkē seal + New Latin -melia : the …
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MICROMELIA — -ˈmēleə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + -melia : a condition characterized by abnormally small and …
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MELIACEAE — ˌmēlēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Melia, type genus + -aceae : a family of tropical trees …
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MARGOSA — märˈgōsə noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Portuguese amargosa, feminine of amargoso bitter, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin amaricosus, from …
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LUNUMIDELLA — ˌlünyəməˈdelə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sinhalese luṇu-midella, from luṇu salt + midella (any of various species of Barringtonia) 1. …
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LILAC — līlək, -īˌlak, -ˌläk noun ( -s ) Etymology: obsolete French lilac (now lilas ), from Arabic laylak, līlak, from Persian …
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ECTROMELIA — ˌektrōˈmēlēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from ectro- + -melia 1. : congenital absence or imperfection of one …
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CHINABERRY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -es ) 1. : a soapberry ( Sapindus saponaria ) of the southern United States and Mexico …
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NEEM TREE — () An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa.
Английский словарь Webster
MELIACEOUS — (a.) Pertaining to a natural order (Meliacae) of plants of which the genus Melia is the type. It includes the …
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MARGOSA — (n.) A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a …
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AZEDARACH — (n.) A handsome Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States; -- called also, Pride of India, Pride …
Английский словарь Webster
NEEM TREE — An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MELIACEOUS — ( a. ) Pertaining to a natural order (Meliacae) of plants of which the genus Melia is the type. It …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PHOCOMELIA — /foh'koh mee"lee euh, -meel"yeuh/ , n. Pathol. a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARGOSA — бот. мелия азедарах (Melia azedarach); мелия индийская (Melia indica)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHINA TREE — - chinaberry tree мелия азедарах, мелия иранская (Melia azedarach), мелия индийская (Melia azedarach)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MARGOSA — бот. мелия азедарах ( Melia azedarach ) ; мелия индийская ( Melia indica )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHINA TREE — = chinaberry tree мелия азедарах, мелия иранская ( Melia azedarach ) , мелия индийская ( Melia azedarach )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
МЕЛИЯ ИНДИЙСКАЯ — 1) бот. (Melia indica) margosa 2) (Melia azedarach) China tree, chinaberry tree
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
МЕЛИЯ АЗЕДАРАХ — 1) бот. (Melia azedarach) margosa 2) бот. (Melia azedarach) pride-of-India 3) China tree, chinaberry tree
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

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