'Melastoma' definitions:

Definition of 'Melastoma'

(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries [syn: Melastoma, genus Melastoma]

Definition of 'Melastoma'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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