noun
- Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries.
- synonyms: barbados cherry, acerola, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra
- Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida.
- synonyms: pitanga, Eugenia uniflora
- Acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C.
- synonyms: acerola, barbados cherry, West Indian cherry
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