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nountype genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
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- mahogany any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
- neem large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
- genus parmelia type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens
- mahogany tree any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
- azadirachta indica large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
- crottle any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
- bromelia the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
- parmelia type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens
- geraniales an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
- margosa large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia