MELIACEOUS
Me`li*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Pertaining to a natural order (Meliacæ) of plants of which the genus Melia is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar.
MELIBEAN; MELIBOEAN Mel`i*be"an, Mel`i*boe"an, a. Etym: [From L. Meliboeus, one of the interlocutors in Virgil's first Eclogue.] (Rhet.)
Defn: Alternately responsive, as verses.
MELIC
Mel"ic, Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.
MELICEROUS Me*lic"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. meliceris a kind of tumor, fr. Gr. me`li honey + (Med.)
Defn: Consisting of or containing matter like honey; — said of certain encysted tumors.
MELIC GRASS
Mel"ic grass`. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of grasses (Melica) of little agricultural importance.