'Malpighiaceous' definitions:

Definition of 'Malpighiaceous'

From: GCIDE

Malpighiaceous \Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests. [1913 Webster]