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Jerusalem cherry
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noun
an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
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Origin of Jerusalem cherry
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Words nearby Jerusalem cherry
Jerseyman, Jersey pine, Jerubbaal, Jerusalem, Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem cherry, Jerusalem cricket, Jerusalem cross, Jerusalem oak, Jerusalem syndrome, Jerusalem thorn
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British Dictionary definitions for Jerusalem cherry
Jerusalem cherry
noun
a small South American solanaceous shrub, Solanum pseudo-capsicum, cultivated as a house plant for its white flowers and inedible reddish cherry-like fruit
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