Surinam cherry

Definitions of Surinam cherry
  1. noun
    tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
    synonyms: Malpighia glabra, West Indian cherry, acerola, barbados cherry
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    type of:
    dicot, dicotyledon, exogen, magnoliopsid
    flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
  2. noun
    Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida
    synonyms: Eugenia uniflora, pitanga
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    type of:
    fruit tree
    tree bearing edible fruit
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