acerola n tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries n acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C Usage(s) One innovative Unilever idea: "Superfruit" flavors featuring fruits high in vitamins and minerals, like the acerola, which looks like a cherry and tastes like an apple--but with . Synonym(s) barbados cherry Surinam cherry West Indian cherry Malpighia glabra surinam cherry