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malpighia |
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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