melas

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  dark (in colour), black

Usage notes

 * The original Greek has distinct masculine, feminine and neuter forms, but in taxonomy the same form is found modifying masculine, feminine and neuter genus names, and thus the form is best treated as an indeclinable adjective.

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Noun

 * , particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.

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