Found 2 items, similar to Barbados cherry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: barbados cherry barbados cherry n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries [syn: acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry , Malpighia glabra] 2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: acerola, surinam cherry , West Indian cherry]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Barbados cherry Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. [1913 Webster] Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut. [1913 Webster] ||