“melastoma”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

melastoma

释义

‖ melastoma Bot.|mɪˈlæstəmə|
Pl. -æ, -as.
[mod.L., f. Gr. µέλα-ς black + στόµα mouth: in allusion to the fact that the fruit of some species blackens the mouth when eaten.]
A tropical genus of shrubs, the type of the family Melastomaceæ and sub-family Melastomeæ; a plant of this genus.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp.1832Macgillivray tr. Humboldt's Trav. xxiii. 324 Forests of oaks, melastomæ and cinchonæ.1871Kingsley At Last xi, Nowhere did I see the Melastomas more luxuriant.
So melastoˈmaceous a., belonging to the family Melastomaceæ. meˈlastomad, Lindley's name for any plant of this order.
1836Loudon Encycl. Plants 300 Melastomaceous plants.1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 731 Melastomaceæ—Melastomads.1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 384 A melastomaceous tree, with beautiful purple flowers.1882Garden 1 Apr. 214/1 Most of the cultivated Melastomads are handsome flowers.

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