Barbados gooseberry
American
[bahr-bey-dohs goos-ber-ee, gooz-, -duhs, -dohz]
/ bɑrˈbeɪ doʊs ˈgusˌbɛr i, ˈguz-, -dəs, -doʊz /
noun
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Also called lemon vine. a treelike cactus, Pereskia aculeata, of tropical America, characterized by broad, elliptical leaves and spiny stems bearing a yellow, edible fruit.
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the fruit itself.
Etymology
Origin of Barbados gooseberry
First recorded in 1750–60
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