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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Malpighia  \Mal*pi"ghi*a\,  n.  [NL.  See  {Malpighian}.]  (Bot.) 
  A  genus  of  tropical  American  shrubs  with  opposite  leaves  and 
  small  white  or  reddish  flowers.  The  drupes  of  {Malpighia 
  urens}  are  eaten  under  the  name  of  Barbadoes  cherries. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Barbados  \Bar*ba"dos\  or  Barbadoes  \Bar*ba"does\,  n. 
  A  West  Indian  island,  giving  its  name  to  a  disease,  to  a 
  cherry,  etc 
 
  {Barbados  cherry}  (Bot.),  a  genus  of  trees  of  the  West  Indies 
  ({Malpighia})  with  an  agreeably  acid  fruit  resembling  a 
  cherry. 
 
  {Barbados  leg}  (Med.),  a  species  of  elephantiasis  incident  to 
  hot  climates. 
 
  {Barbados  nuts},  the  seeds  of  the  {Jatropha  curcas},  a  plant 
  growing  in  South  America  and  elsewhere.  The  seeds  and 
  their  acrid  oil  are  used  in  medicine  as  a  purgative.  See 
  {Physic  nut}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Malpighia 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Malpighiaceae  [syn:  {Malpighia},  {genus 
  Malpighia}] 




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