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puerto rican cherry

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ac⋅er⋅o⋅la

[as-uh-roh-luh]
–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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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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