Meaning Of The Word Jerusalem cherry

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Jerusalem cherry? Find Jerusalem cherry meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Jerusalem cherry Meaning

Jerusalem cherry Definition
Jerusalem cherry Definition

What's The Definition Of Jerusalem cherry?

Jerusalem cherry in American English
either of two bushy plants (Solanum pseudo-capsicum or S. capsicastrum) of the nightshade family, with small, star-shaped, white flowers and orange to red berries, grown widely as ornamentals
noun: an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental

Jerusalem cherry in British English
noun: a small South American solanaceous shrub, Solanum pseudo-capsicum, cultivated as a house plant for its white flowers and inedible reddish cherry-like fruit

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Backstairs ‐ involving intrigue or scandal; secret; adjective:…
  • Man-made fabric ‐ noun: a type of fabric that is made artificially…
  • Obsessionist ‐ adjective: motivated by a persistent overriding…
  • Tent ‐ a plug of gauze, lint, etc. placed into an opening…
  • KWIC ‐ adjective: of or designating an alphabetical concordance…
  • Ballantyne ‐ noun: R(obert) M(ichael). 1825–94, British author…
  • Stomatopod ‐ any of an order (Stomatopoda) of crustaceans having…
  • Lycopolis ‐ noun: the Ancient Greek name…
  • Hyperacuity ‐ noun: an extreme acuteness (of…
  • Ionian Sea ‐ section of the Mediterranean, between Greece…