mel1tagra

[Greek mel i (gen it. melitos ) = honey, and agra a catching. So called from the honey-like appearance of the discharge.] Path.: A name for porrigo larval is. mel-1-the-a, s. [Gr. Melitaios =of or from Melita (Malta).] Zool .: A genus of Alcyonaria, family Gorgon ide. The outer calcareous parts are porous and corky in appearance.