SURINAM CHERRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Surinam cherry mean? 

• SURINAM CHERRY (noun)
  The noun SURINAM CHERRY has 3 senses:

1. tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

2. Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida

3. acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C

  Familiarity information: SURINAM CHERRY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SURINAM CHERRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

acerola; barbados cherry; Malpighia glabra; Surinam cherry; West Indian cherry

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eugenia uniflora; pitanga; Surinam cherry

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:

Acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

acerola; barbados cherry; surinam cherry; West Indian cherry

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)