Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Malpighia \Mal*pi"ghi*a\, n. [NL. See {Malpighian}.] (Bot.)
   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.

Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.
   A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a
   cherry, etc.

   {Barbados cherry} (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies
      ({Malpighia}) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a
      cherry.

   {Barbados leg} (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to
      hot climates.

   {Barbados nuts}, the seeds of the {Jatropha curcas}, a plant
      growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and
      their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See
      {Physic nut}.

Source : WordNet®

Malpighia
     n : type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: {genus Malpighia}]