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A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.

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  1. n. A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
  2. A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
  3. A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves andsmall white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens areeaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
  4. n type genus of the Malpighiaceae