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Surinam cherry

DEFINITIONS OF: Surinam cherry

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n tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

Synonyms:
Malpighia glabra, West Indian cherry, acerola, barbados cherry
Type of:
dicot, dicotyledon, exogen, magnoliopsid
flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside

n Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida

Synonyms:
Eugenia uniflora, pitanga
Type of:
fruit tree
tree bearing edible fruit
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