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malpighia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun malpighia has 1 sense
- malpighia(n = noun.plant) genus malpighia - type genus of the Malpighiaceae; Array is a kind of rosid dicot genus
is a member of family malpighiaceae, malpighiaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
malpighia, n. [NL. See Malpighian.].
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]
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