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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Barbados gooseberry¹

First recorded in 1750–60