A small, deep-red, cherrylike fruit that grows on the acerola tree found primarily in and around the West Indies and Brazil. The fruit has a sweet flavor and one of the highest concentrations of vitam [..]

This tiny tree has a small, deep-red, cherry like fruit. The fruit, which has a sweet flavor and a high concentration of vitamin C, it is used in desserts and preserves. It's also called the Jamaica cherry, Barbados cherry, Puerto Rican cherry  and West Indies cherry. T

(n) tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries(n) acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C

Acerola is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree that is native to the West Indies and northern South America. The juice comes from the fruit of this shrub. Extracts are concentrated forms of t [..]

West Indian or Bardados cherry. This fruit is best known for its high vitamin C content. Traditionally it was used to make refresco de acerola, or acerola juice.

Fruit of a bushy tree that grows in Central and South America and Puerto Rico. The berry is the richest known source of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). (05 Mar 2000)