West Indian 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: 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}]