Etymology

malpighia

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Today it means: Any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs. Full definition →

translingual Malpighia
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromMalpighia
  2. English todaymalpighia

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

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