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Malpighia
‖
Mal-pi′ghi-a
,Noun.
[NL. See
Malpighian
.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of
Malpighia glabra
(formerly Malpighia urens
) are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries
. Definition 2024
Malpighia
Malpighia
See also: malpighia
Translingual
Proper noun
Malpighia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Malpighiaceae - family
Hyponyms
- For species see
Malpighia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Malpighia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia