malpighia

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noun

Any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.

Origintranslingual Malpighia →
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Meanings

nounmalpighia (plural malpighias)

plural malpighias

  1. biologyAny 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

Origin

  1. translingualMalpighia
  2. Englishmalpighia

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

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Translations

Russian мальпи́гия
  • мальпи́гия (malʹpígija)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

malpighia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malpighia

MLA

“malpighia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malpighia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malpighia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malpighia.

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