Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Malpighia"
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) 1.7 (wn)
Malpighia
n : type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: {Malpighia}, {genus
Malpighia}]
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