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单词 acerola
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acerola

[ as-uh-roh-luh ]
/ ˌæs əˈroʊ lə /

noun

the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
the tree itself.
Also called Barbados cherry, Puerto Rican cherry.

Origin of acerola

1940–45; <American Spanish; Spanish: a species of hawthorn, Crataegus azarolus<Arabic al-zu"rūr the acerola

Words nearby acerola

acerate, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acerola, acerose, acerous, acervate, acervuline, acervulus
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British Dictionary definitions for acerola

acerola
/ (ˌæsəˈrəʊlə) /

noun

a small tree or shrub, Malpighia glabra, that grows in the rainforests of N South America, Central America, and Jamaica
the small, soft, bright red fruit of this tree, which looks like a cherry but has a sharp flavour
Also called: Amazon cherry

Word Origin for acerola

C21: from Portuguese
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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