| Noun | 1. | Melastomataceae - a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentalsrosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales - Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae genus Melastoma, Melastoma - type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries genus Medinilla, Medinilla - tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers genus Rhexia, Rhexia - deer grass |