Melastomataceae

Noun

Meaning

a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

meadow-beauty family family Melastomaceae family Melastomataceae Melastomaceae

Hypernyms

rosid dicot family

Examples

A nice tropical substitute for some violet Rhododendron is the local native Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae). Source: Internet

The APG III system agrees with the older Cronquist circumscriptions of treating Psiloxylaceae and Heteropyxidaceae within Myrtaceae, and Memecyclaceae within Melastomataceae. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Melastoma malabathricum Melastomaceae melastomaceous melastomataceous melastome melatonergic