Definitions for jerusalem cherry
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jeru′salem cher′ry(n.)
an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and cherrylike fruits.
Category: Plants
Origin of Jerusalem cherry:
1780–90, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum(noun)
small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
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