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malpighia

malpighia noun: any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.

Noun

malpighia (plural malpighias)

  1. Any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
    • He had identified a cestrum, a malpighia, and a climbing vine he suspected was a cissus when Dorrie and Gerry came across the terrace and pulled up deck chairs on either side of him.2016, Joan Hess, The Deadly Ackee

Forms of malpighia

pluralmalpighias

Origin of malpighia

Borrowed from translingual Malpighia, named after Italian biologist and physician Marcello Malpighi (1628–1694).

Questions about malpighia

What does malpighia mean?
Malpighia means any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
What part of speech is malpighia?
Malpighia is a noun.
What is the plural of malpighia?
The plural of malpighia is malpighias.

Words near malpighia in the dictionary

  1. malphemism
  2. malphemisms
  3. malphigian
  4. Malpica
  5. Malpicas
  6. malpighia
  7. malpighiaceous
  8. Malpighian
  9. Malpighian bodies
  10. Malpighian body
  11. Malpighian cell

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