Jerusalem cherry

Jerusalem cherry
Jerusalem cherry
n.
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

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  • Jerusalem cherry — Jerusalem Je*ru sa*lem (j[ e]*r[udd] s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr. Ieroysalh m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jerusalem cherry — Solanum karstenii and Solanum microcarpum redirect here. These names have also been applied to other nightshades; see below. Taxobox name = Jerusalem Cherry image width = 240px image caption = Fruiting plant regnum = Plantae subregnum =… …   Wikipedia

  • Jerusalem cherry — noun small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry sized fruit • Syn: ↑winter cherry, ↑Madeira winter cherry, ↑Solanum pseudocapsicum • Hypernyms: ↑nightshade * * * noun Usage …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jerusalem-cherry — vėlyvoji kiauliauogė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum pseudocapsicum), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum capsicastrum; Solanum… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Jerusalem cherry — koralinė kiauliauogė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Solanum pseudocapsicum angl. Jerusalem cherry vok. Judenkirsche; Korallenstrauch; Straußkirsche rus. паслен ложноперцевидный lenk. psianka koralowa ryšiai: žiūrėk – vėlyvoji… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Jerusalem cherry — noun Etymology: Jerusalem, Palestine Date: 1788 either of two plants (Solanum pseudocapsicum and S. capsicastrum) of the nightshade family cultivated as ornamental houseplants for their orange to red berries …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Jerusalem cherry — Jeru′salem cher′ry n. pln an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and cherrylike fruits • Etymology: 1780–90, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • Jerusalem cherry — /dʒəˌrusələm ˈtʃɛri/ (say juh.roohsuhluhm cheree) noun a South American shrub with white flowers and red fruits, Solanum pseudocapsicum, often grown and sometimes escaping from cultivation …  

  • false Jerusalem-cherry — vėlyvoji kiauliauogė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum pseudocapsicum), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum capsicastrum; Solanum… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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