Melia

See also: melia and mélia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μελία (melía, “manna ash, Fraxinus ornus”), which has similar leaves

Proper noun

Melia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – certain flowering trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Meliaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Melia azedarach - type species; Melia volkensii - other species

References

• Melia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Melia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Melia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Melia at Encyclopedia of Life
• Melia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Melia at The Plant List

English

Proper noun

Melia

1. A diminutive of the female given name Amelia.
2. A surname.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From melia (“plumeria”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈlia/, [meˈliə]

Proper noun

Melia

1. a female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Melia occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.
• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Melia was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 2000-2001.