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

  • Cold-water ‐ designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not…
  • Broil ‐ a noisy or violent quarrel; brawl; the act or…
  • Sternward ‐ adverb: toward the…
  • Barnabas ‐ a masculine name: dim. Barney; var. Barnaby; noun:…
  • Witch moth ‐ any of several noctuid moths (genus Erebus) of…
  • Thirsty ‐ feeling thirst; wanting to drink; If you are thirsty…
  • Angophora ‐ noun: any tree of the genus Angophora, related…
  • Douzepers ‐ plural noun: the 12 great peers of the realm…
  • Toul ‐ noun: a town in NE France: a leading episcopal…
  • Cosignatory ‐ one of two or more joint signers, as of a treaty…
Real Dictionary