The Collaborative International Dictionary
Malpighiaceous
Malpighiaceous \Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs ( Malpighiace[ae]), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.
Wiktionary
malpighiaceous
a. Of, relating to, or similar to the plants in the ''(taxlink Malpighiaceae family noshow=1)'' family.