Melastoma

Melastoma
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]

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