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Jerusalem cherry

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. a small South American solanaceous shrub, Solanum pseudo-capsicum, cultivated as a house plant for its white flowers and inedible reddish cherry-like fruit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Jerusalem cherry1

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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Dodo had expended all his savings on a handsome Jerusalem cherry tree for Judy.

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Of course, the berries are the charm of this Jerusalem cherry tree.

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