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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


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]
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]
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]