Madeira winter cherry n 1: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry- sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry}, {Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]
madeira winter cherry \madeira winter cherry\ n. (Bot.) A small South American shrub ({Solanum pseudocapsicum}) cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit. Syn: Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}. [WordNet 1.5]