ACEROLA


Meaning of ACEROLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-sə-ˈrō-lə ]

noun

Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, fruit of a shrub ( Crataegus azarolus ), from Arabic al-zu‘rūr

Date: 1945

: any of various West Indian shrubs (genus Malpighia of the family Malpighiaceae) with mildly acid cherrylike fruits very rich in vitamin C

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