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ac⋅er⋅o⋅la

  [as-uh-roh-luh]
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–noun
1. the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
2. the tree itself.
Also called Barbados cherry, Puerto Rican cherry.

Origin:
1940–45; < AmerSp; Sp: a species of hawthorn, Crataegus azarolus < Ar al-zu"rūr the acerola
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ac·e·ro·la   (ās'ə-rō'lə)   
n.  See Barbados cherry.

[Spanish, probably from Arabic dialectal az-zeror, az-za'rūr, from Arabic az-zu'rūr : al-, the + zu'rūr, medlar.]
Barbados cherry  
n.   In both senses also called acerola.

  1. A tropical American evergreen shrub (Malpighia glabra) having red or rose flowers in umbels and red cherrylike edible fruits.

  2. The fruit of this plant.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: ac·er·o·la
Pronunciation: "as-&-'rO-l&
Function: noun
: a West Indian shrub (genus Malpighia) with mildlyacid cherrylike fruits very rich in vitamin C
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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acerola

commoncommon name for various tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs of the genera Bunchiosa and Malpighia (family Malpighiaceae), especially M. glabra, M. punicifolia, and M. urens.

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