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acerola

[ as-uh-roh-luh ]

noun

  1. the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
  2. the tree itself.


acerola

/ ˌæsəˈrəʊlə /

noun

  1. a small tree or shrub, Malpighia glabra , that grows in the rainforests of N South America, Central America, and Jamaica
  2. the small, soft, bright red fruit of this tree, which looks like a cherry but has a sharp flavour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of acerola1

First recorded in 1940–45; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: a species of hawthorn, Crataegus azarolus, from Arabic al-zuʿrūr “the acerola”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acerola1

C21: from Portuguese

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