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barbados cherry
(gcide) | 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] |
Barbados cherry
(gcide) | Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.
A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a
cherry, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies
(Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a
cherry.
Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to
hot climates.
Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant
growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and
their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See
Physic nut.
[1913 Webster] |
barbados cherry
(wn) | barbados 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] |
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Barbados cherry
(gcide) | 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]Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.
A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a
cherry, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies
(Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a
cherry.
Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to
hot climates.
Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant
growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and
their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See
Physic nut.
[1913 Webster] |
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