acerola
Americannoun
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the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
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the tree itself.
noun
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a small tree or shrub, Malpighia glabra , that grows in the rainforests of N South America, Central America, and Jamaica
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the small, soft, bright red fruit of this tree, which looks like a cherry but has a sharp flavour
Etymology
Origin of acerola
First recorded in 1940–45; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: a species of hawthorn, Crataegus azarolus, from Arabic al-zuʿrūr “the acerola”
Example Sentences
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They are both vegan, and together they have a sparkling tea brand called Juni, which is infused with adaptogens and nootropics like lion’s mane, acerola cherry and ashwagandha.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024
They are both vegan, and together they have a sparkling-tea brand called Juni, which is infused with adaptogens and nootropics like lion’s mane, acerola cherry and ashwagandha.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024
We had a few trees inside that we used to call the orchard – avocado, acerola, guava, mango, passion fruit and banana.
From The Guardian • May 18, 2017
Vitamin C from acerola cherries is most commonly found in whole-food supplements and powders.
From US News • Aug. 16, 2013
The chicken coop squatted between the pigsty and the mango tree, a branch of which held one end of Mami’s laundry line, the other end stretched to the trunk of an acerola bush.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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