Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Melastoma
Definitions for: Melastoma
[n] type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
Webster (1913) Definition: Me*las"to*ma, 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.