Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants, type of the natural order Malpighiaceæ and the tribe Malpighieæ, characterized by having an entire 2- or 3-celled ovary, terminal free styles with obtuse stigmas, a calyx with from 6 to 10 glands, and a drupaceous fruit with 3 crested seeds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of
Malpighia glabra (formerlyMalpighia urens ) are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any of the
genus Malpighia oftropical American shrubs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Malpighiaceae
Etymologies
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From the genus name.
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Examples
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After having for a long time wandered over barren scenes amidst rocks entirely devoid of vegetation, our eyes dwelt with pleasure on tufts of malpighia and croton, which we found in descending toward the coast.
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After having for a long time wandered over barren scenes amidst rocks entirely devoid of vegetation, our eyes dwelt with pleasure on tufts of malpighia and croton, which we found in descending toward the coast.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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