NOUN | plant | Surinam cherry, barbados cherry, acerola, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra | tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries |
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plant | Surinam cherry, pitanga, Eugenia uniflora | Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit | |
food | surinam cherry, acerola, barbados cherry, West Indian cherry | acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C |
Meaning | Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries. | |
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Synonyms | barbados cherry, acerola, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra | |
Parts | acerola, barbados cherry, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry | acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C |
Broader | dicot, dicotyledon, magnoliopsid, exogen | flowering plant with two cotyledons |
Spanish | acerolo | |
Catalan | atzeroler |
Meaning | Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida. | |
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Synonyms | pitanga, Eugenia uniflora | |
Member of | Eugenia, genus Eugenia | Tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood |
Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
Spanish | pitanga | |
Catalan | pitanga |
Meaning | acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C. | |
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Synonyms | acerola, barbados cherry, West Indian cherry | |
Part of | barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra | Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries |
Broader | berry | Any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits |
Spanish | acerola, semeruco | |
Catalan | acerola |
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