Definition of MELASTOMA (Meaning of MELASTOMA), a 9 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

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

MELASTOMA is a 9 letter word that starts with M.
	Synonyms:	genus Melastoma

	See Also:	family Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family, Melastomaceae, Melastomataceae, rosid dicot genus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Melas"toma\, 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.