Jerusalem cherry

noun

Solanum pseudocapsicum, a nightshade species with poisonous fruit.

Similar
winter cherryMadeira winter cherrySolanum pseudocapsicum
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Meanings

nounJerusalem cherry (plural Jerusalem cherries)

plural Jerusalem cherries

  1. Solanum pseudocapsicum, a nightshade species with poisonous fruit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit

Similar
winter cherryMadeira winter cherrySolanum pseudocapsicum
Broader
nightshade
Also see
winter cherry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Portuguese cereja-de-jerusalém
  • cereja-de-jerusalémSolanum pseudocapsicum
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APA

Jerusalem cherry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusalem%20cherry

MLA

“Jerusalem cherry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusalem%20cherry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jerusalem cherry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jerusalem%20cherry.

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