ac|er|o|la

ac|er|o|la «_AS uh ROH luh», noun.

1. a deep-red fruit about the size of a large cherry, with a tart flavor; Puerto Rican cherry; Barbados cherry; West Indian cherry. It is the richest known natural source of vitamin C.

2. the small, bushy tree on which this fruit grows, native to the West Indies, parts of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

╂[< American Spanish acerola < Spanish acerola azarole]