Surinam cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: barbados cherry, acerola,
West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra]
2: Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in
California and Florida [syn: 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, West Indian cherry]