genus Melastoma

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Noun

1.genus Melastoma - type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berriesMelastomarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family, Melastomaceae, Melastomataceae - a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals