Me-lās'to-mă, n.
n. [Gr. μέλας, black, and στόμα, mouth.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen shrubs;—so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
n. [Gr. μέλας, black, and στόμα, mouth.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen shrubs;—so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.