Mol lined i a (molinedia)

[NL. (Ruiz and Pavon, 1794), named after F. Mol line do, a panish chemist and naturalist.] A genus of dicotyledonous apetalous plants of the natural order Monimiacea and the tribe Monimieæ, characterized by se ile or stalked drupes on a disk-shaped receptacle, from which the perianth falls off like a lid, by subse ile anthers with the cells united into one at the apex, and by an indefinite number of stamens. They are trees or shrubs, with opposite leaves and insignificant green flowers, which are usually diœcio us and grow in axillary or subterminal clusters. There are 30 species, natives of Australia and the warmer parts of America. Several species are highly aromatic, like the nutmeg. See ink berry, 3. [