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Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
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melastoma
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the genus (taxlink Melastoma genus) of flowering plants.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae . It has about 50 species distributed around Southeast Asia , India , and Australia . It is undergoing taxonomic revision. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their ...