WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Surinam cherry
    n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
         resembling cherries [syn: barbados cherry, acerola,
         Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra]
    2: Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in
       California and Florida [syn: Surinam cherry, pitanga,
       Eugenia uniflora]
    3: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American
       shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: acerola, barbados
       cherry, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry]