acerola

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæsəˈrəʊlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(as′ə rō′lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•er•o•la  (as′ə rō′lə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
  2. 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/
  1. a small tree or shrub, Malpighia glabra, that grows in the rainforests of N South America, Central America, and Jamaica
  2. 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
'acerola' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Amazon cherry - Puerto Rican cherry

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