English noun: Melastomataceae | |||
1. | Melastomataceae (plant) a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals | ||
Synonyms | family Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family, Melastomaceae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rosid dicot family | ||
Member holonym | genus Medinilla, genus Melastoma, genus Rhexia, Medinilla, Melastoma, Rhexia | ||
Member meronym | Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales | ||