miracle fruit
miracle fruit
nounDefinition of MIRACLE FRUIT
: a tropical African shrub (Synsepalum dulcificum) of the sapodilla family whose small red fruit contains a glycoprotein that when applied to the tongue causes sour substances to taste sweet; also : its fruit
First Known Use of MIRACLE FRUIT
1964
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