Surinam cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola},
{Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in
California and Florida [syn: {Surinam cherry}, {pitanga},
{Eugenia uniflora}]
3: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American
shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {barbados
cherry}, {surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]