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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
- melia type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
- crotal any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
- nim tree 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 melia type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
- hamelia any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
- arishth 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
- melia azadirachta 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
- crottal any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made