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Webster 1913 Edition
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
.