mellissylicalcohol

[MYRICYLIC-ALCOHOL]. měl-li-su-ga, tměl-I-su-ga, s. [Latin mel (gen it. mell is )=honey, and sugo to suck. In words derived from the Lat. mel (gen it. mell is ), the better spelling is with the double 1; in those of Greek origin, from mel i (gen it. melitos ), with a single one.] Ornith.: The typical genus of the sub-family Mellisugine (q. v.). Mellisuga minima is a humming-bird, only about an inch and a quarter long. The back is golden-green, the wings and tail purplish-brown, the lower parts whitish. It inhabits South America and the West Indies.