melastome Hear it!

melastome Definition

mela·stome (mel′ə stōm′)

adjective

designating a family (Melastomataceae, order Myrtales) of tropical dicotyledonous plants characterized by showy flowers and leaves with strong longitudinal ribs, including the meadow beauty

Etymology: < ModL Melastoma < Gr melas, black + stoma, mouth: so named from the stain caused by the fruit

melastome Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tree: A male bird simply sat still in a fruiting melastome tree as a Yellow-legged Thrush fed clumsily next to it.

Browse dictionary entries near melastome

  1. ‹ melaphyre
  2. ‹ melanous
  3. ‹ melanotic
  4. ‹ melanosome
  5. ‹ melanosis
  6. ‹ melanophore
  7. ‹ melanomata
  8. ‹ melanomas
  9. ‹ melanoma
  10. ‹ melanoid
  1. melatonin ›
  2. Melba ›
  3. Melba toast ›
  4. Melbourne ›
  5. Melburnian ›
  6. Melchior ›
  7. Melchite ›
  8. Melchizedek ›
  9. meld ›
  10. Meleager ›