Melastomaceae

Melastomaceae
noun
a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Melastoma, ↑genus Melastoma, ↑Medinilla, ↑genus Medinilla, ↑Rhexia, ↑genus Rhexia

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Melastomaceae /me-lə-stō-māˈsi-ē or -māˈshi-ē/
plural noun
A tropical family of plants related to the myrtles, very abundant in S America, characterized by the leaf-veins diverging from the base and meeting at the tip, named from the Old World genus Melastoma/mi-lasˈtō-mə/
ORIGIN: Gr melās black, and stoma mouth, from the staining effect of its fruit on the lips
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melastomāˈceous adjective

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  • MELASTOMACEAE JUSS. — МЕЛАСТОМОВЫЕ — 693. 694. 695 …   Справочник растений

  • melastomaceae — me·las·to·ma·ce·ae …   English syllables

  • family Melastomaceae — noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals • Syn: ↑Melastomataceae, ↑family Melastomataceae, ↑Melastomaceae, ↑meadow beauty family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Myrtales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order …   Useful english dictionary

  • meadow-beauty family — noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals • Syn: ↑Melastomataceae, ↑family Melastomataceae, ↑Melastomaceae, ↑family Melastomaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Medinilla — noun tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers • Syn: ↑genus Medinilla • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melastomataceae, ↑family Melastomataceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melastomataceae — noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals • Syn: ↑family Melastomataceae, ↑Melastomaceae, ↑family Melastomaceae, ↑meadow beauty family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Myrtales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Thymelaeales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order …   Useful english dictionary

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