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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•er•o•la (as′ə rō′lə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself. Also called Barbados cherry, Puerto Rican cherry.
- Arabic al-zu"rūr the acerola
- American Spanish; Spanish: a species of hawthorn, Crataegus azarolus
- 1940–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acerola /ˌæsəˈrəʊlə/ n - a small tree or shrub, Malpighia glabra, that grows in the rainforests of N South America, Central America, and Jamaica
- the small, soft, bright red fruit of this tree, which looks like a cherry but has a sharp flavour
Also called: Amazon cherry Etymology: C21: from Portuguese |