ac·e·ro·la ( s  -r  l)n. See Barbados cherry. [Spanish, probably from Arabic dialectal az-zeror, az-za'r  r, from Arabic az-zu'rr : al-, the + zu'rr, medlar.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  acerola - tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherriesacerola, barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, surinam cherry - acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C dicot, dicotyledon, exogen, magnoliopsid - flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside |
| 2. |  acerola - acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin Cberry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves acerola, barbados cherry, Malpighia glabra, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry - tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries |
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