Malpighia glabra

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Malpighia glabra
    n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
         resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola},
         {Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Malpighia \Mal*pi"ghi*a\, n. [NL. See {Malpighian}.] (Bot.)
   A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and
   small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of {Malpighia
   glabra} (formerly {Malpighia urens}) are eaten under the name
   of {Barbadoes cherries}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Malpighia glabra \Malpighia glabra\ prop. n. (Bot.)
   THe species name of the acerola, also called {barbados
   cherry}, a tropical American shrub bearing edible cherrylike
   acid red fruit.

   Syn: barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian
        cherry.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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