Dictionary
ac•er•o•la
Pronunciation: (as"u-rō'lu), [key]—
n.
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. Also called
Barbados cherry, Puerto Rican cherry. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.