madeira winter cherry

Noun
Synonyms: Jerusalem cherrywinter cherryMadeira winter cherrySolanum pseudocapsicum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruitSynonyms: Jerusalem cherrywinter cherryMadeira winter cherrySolanum pseudocapsicum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

madeira winter cherry \madeira winter cherry\ n. (Bot.) A small South American shrub (Solanum pseudocapsicum) cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit.

Syn: Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum. [WordNet 1.5]

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