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Melastoma

Melastoma Meaning & Definition
Melastoma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Melastoma?

[n] type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries

Synonyms | Synonyms for Melastoma: genus Melastoma

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See Also | family Melastomaceae | family Melastomataceae | meadow-beauty family | Melastomaceae | Melastomataceae | rosid dicot genus

Melastoma In Webster's Dictionary

\Me*las"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las black + ? mouth.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.

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