Melastoma

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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}]