melastomaceous

English

Etymology

Melastoma +‎ -aceous

Adjective

melastomaceous (not comparable)

1. (botany, dated) Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type.

References

• “melastomaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.