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Noun: Jerusalem cherry  ji'roo-su-lum 'che-ree
  1. Small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
    - winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum

Derived forms: Jerusalem cherries

Type of: nightshade

Encyclopedia: Jerusalem cherry