melastomataceous
/mɪˌlastəməˈteɪʃəs/Botany
adjective
Of or relating to the family Melastomataceae (earlier Melastomaceae).
Origin
Early 20th century. From Melastoma + -aceous, with -t- after the stem form of ancient Greek στόμα.
- Stirling, Robert
- Stirling, Sir James Fraser
- stir one's stumps
- stirrer
- stirring
- stirringly
- stirrup
- stirrup bone
- stirrup cup
- stirrup iron
- stirrup leather
- stirrup pants
- stirrup pump
- stirrups
- stir something up
- stir the blood
- stir the possum
- stishovite
- stitch
- stitch and bitch
- stitchbird
- stitcher
- stitchery
- stitching
- stitchless