Barbados cherry

Meanings

nounBarbados cherry (plural Barbados cherries)

nountropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

Similar

acerola Surinam cherryWest Indian cherryMalpighia glabra

Broader

nounacid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C

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