melastoma

2 definitions found

melastoma - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

melastoma - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Melastoma
      n 1: type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery
           leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy
           black berries [syn: Melastoma, genus Melastoma]