2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Melastoma n : type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries [syn: {genus Melastoma}]
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