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Definition of Jerusalem cherry

Jerusalem cherry
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?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. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.

Meaning of Jerusalem cherry from wikipedia

- poisonous fruit. It is commonly known as the Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, or, ambiguously, "winter cherry". These perennials can be grown decoratively...
- Winter cherry may refer to: Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern) other species of Physalis Solanum pseudocapsi**** (Jerusalem cherry), especially under...
- This article is a list of diseases of the Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsi****). Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society...
- cherry, ornamental cherry, Singapore cherry, West Indian cherry, Muntingia calabura (family Muntingiaceae) and its fruit Jerusalem cherry, Solanum pseudocapsi****...
- Twin-leaved nightshade Solanum pseudocapsi**** – Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, "winter cherry" (including S. capsicastrum) Solanum pseudoquina...
- Solanocapsine is a toxic steroidal alkaloid from Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsi****). Barger, L. G.; Fraenkel-Conrat, H. L. (1936). "337. Alkaloids...
- Agriculture at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem with the idea of developing an improved variety of cherry tomatoes. Even before the appeal, the two...
- taba****) a plant pathogenic nematode affecting Jerusalem cherries (Solanum pseudocapsi****). List of Jerusalem cherry diseases Miller, P. M. (1970). "Nematicidal...
- Sargison; D.S.Williamson; J.R.Duncan; R.W.McCance (1996). "Prunus Padus (bird cherry) poisoning in cattle". Veterinary Record. 138 (8): 188. doi:10.1136/vr.138...
- woman named Cherry, also spelled Chary (however, historians still dispute exactly who Nat Turner's wife was). It is thought that Turner and Cherry met and...