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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Me·las·to·ma n.  Bot. A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Melastoma
      n : type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery
          leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy
          black berries [syn: genus Melastoma]