The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Medinilla \Medinilla\ peop. n.
   A genus of tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs
   having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink
   flowers.

   Syn: genus Medinilla.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Medinilla
    n 1: tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having
         fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers
         [syn: Medinilla, genus Medinilla]