/as'euh roh"leuh/ , 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 .
[ 1940-45; Crataegus azarolus al-zu'rur the acerola ]