Malpighia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malpighia \Mal*pi"ghi*a\, n. [NL. See {Malpighian}.] (Bot.)
     A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and
     small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of {Malpighia
     glabra} (formerly {Malpighia urens}) are eaten under the name
     of {Barbadoes cherries}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Malpighia
       n : type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: {genus Malpighia}]