malpighia

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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

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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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