Definition of "melastomataceae" []

• A family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Only pine trees, which have an ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with fungi, are capable of obtaining in this way a sufficient amount of food sources to achieve the size of trees. biomesDeciduous forests have a single tree story made up of primarily coniferous trees, and a dense xerophytic brushy story of mainly rubiaceae, euforbiaceae, mirtaceae, and melastomataceae."