English Explanatory Dictionary

pelea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea.

Word forms

pelea peleas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin pelea, from Hawaiian Pele (Hawaiian fire goddess) + -ea. Equivalent to Pele + -a.

Synonyms

melicope
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