Barbados cherry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
    acerola; West Indian cherry; Malpighia glabra; Surinam cherry.
  2. noun acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
    acerola; West Indian cherry; surinam cherry.

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

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