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Barbados gooseberry

[ bahr-bey-dohs goos-ber-ee, gooz-, -duhs, -dohz ]

noun

  1. Also called lem·on vine [lem, -, uh, n vahyn]. a treelike cactus, Pereskia aculeata, of tropical America, characterized by broad, elliptical leaves and spiny stems bearing a yellow, edible fruit.
  2. the fruit itself.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Barbados gooseberry1

First recorded in 1750–60

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