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Definition 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
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The first known use of miracle fruit was in 1964
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