melastoma : Idioms & Phrases


genus melastoma

  • noun type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
    Melastoma.
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melastoma malabathricum

  • noun evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers
    Indian rhododendron.
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