pelea

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noun

Synonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea.

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melicope
OriginNew Latin pelea ← Hawaiian Pele →
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Meanings

nounpelea (plural peleas)

plural peleas

  1. datedbiologySynonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea.

    Synonyms: melicope

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of melicope: a plant of the genus Pelea.

Similar
melicope

Origin

  1. HawaiianPele
  2. New Latinpelea
  3. Englishpelea

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

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Anagrams

Peale
Cite this entry
APA

pelea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelea

MLA

“pelea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelea.

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