n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-s ə - ' r ō -l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, fruit of a shrub ( Crataegus azarolus ), from Arabic a(-zu'r ū r
Date: 1945
: any of various West Indian shrubs (genus Malpighia of the family Malpighiaceae) with mildly acid cherrylike fruits very rich in vitamin C