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melastoma |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Melastoma n : type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries [syn: {Melastoma}, {genus Melastoma}]
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