Acerola Definition

ăsə-rōlə

noun

A tropical American evergreen shrub (Malpighia glabra) having pinkish flowers and red cherrylike edible fruits that are rich in vitamin C.

American Heritage Medicine

The fruit of this plant, used to make jellies and preserves and as a nutritional supplement.

American Heritage Medicine

A tree of the West Indies and northern South America, Malpighia glabra.

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The fruit of this tree, which is high in vitamin C.

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Other Word Forms of Acerola

Singular:

acerola

Plural:

acerolas

American Spanish from Spanish acerola, azarolla fruit of the Neapolitan medlar (Crataegus azarolus), a Mediterranean hawthorn bearing tart fruit used in confections and preserves from Arabic az-zu‘rūr (perhaps influenced by Latin cēreolus wax-colored (plum)) al- the zu‘rūr Neapolitan medlar (from or akin to Aramaic za‘rārā) (from Coptic srarooue) (soure thorn) (arooue, arōou Neapolitan medlar)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Spanish acerola.

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