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Melastoma \Me*las"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las black + sto`ma mouth.]

(Bot.) A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Melastoma

noun

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

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Melastoma \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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