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SURINAM CHERRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
Synonyms:
acerola; barbados cherry; surinam cherry; West Indian cherry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("surinam cherry" is a kind of...):
berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)
Holonyms ("surinam cherry" is a part of...):
acerola; barbados cherry; Malpighia glabra; Surinam cherry; West Indian cherry (tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida
Synonyms:
Eugenia uniflora; pitanga; Surinam cherry
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Surinam cherry" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Holonyms ("Surinam cherry" is a member of...):
Eugenia; genus Eugenia (tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
Synonyms:
acerola; barbados cherry; Malpighia glabra; Surinam cherry; West Indian cherry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Surinam cherry" is a kind of...):
dicot; dicotyledon; exogen; magnoliopsid (flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside)
Meronyms (parts of "Surinam cherry"):
acerola; barbados cherry; surinam cherry; West Indian cherry (acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C)