Miracle berry

Miracle berry

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  • miracle berry — or miracle fruit noun A tasteless African red berry which becomes sweet tasting when mixed with a sour substance • • • Main Entry: ↑miracle …   Useful english dictionary

  • miracle fruit — noun : miraculous fruit 2a ; also : its fruit * * * 1. the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet. 2. Also called serendipity… …   Useful english dictionary

  • miracle fruit — 1. the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet. 2. Also called serendipity berry. the similar fruit of an African shrub,… …   Universalium

  • Miracle Strip Amusement Park — was a popular local theme park built in 1963 in Panama City Beach, Florida, across the street from the beach. It featured several rides that were uniquely spectacular by placing them within enclosed spaces and adding pounding music and lighting… …   Wikipedia

  • Miracle fruit — can refer to any of three plants that share the same common name: Synsepalum dulcificum, source of a berry that increases the perceived sweetness of foods Gymnema sylvestre, source of a herb that reduces the perceived sweetness of foods… …   Wikipedia

  • Miracle — For other uses, see Miracle (disambiguation). The Raising of Lazarus, (c. 1410) from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé, France. A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an… …   Wikipedia

  • Miracle on Manchester — The Fabulous Forum on Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, California …   Wikipedia

  • Miracle de Cana — Noces de Cana Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noces de Cana (homonymie). Les noces de Cana est un récit tiré du Nouveau Testament chrétien. Il n est présent que dans l Évangile selon Jean et n est pas rapporté par les évangiles synoptiques. C… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • miracle-fruit — nuostabusis kaitulis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapotinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Synsepalum dulcificum), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Bumelia dulcifica; Sideroxylon dulcificum; Synsepalum dulcificum angl. miracle fruit;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • miracle fruit — /ˈmɪrəkəl frut/ (say miruhkuhl frooht) noun the small red berry of the tropical western African shrub, Synsepalum dulcificium, which acts on the taste buds to make sour tasting food taste sweet by the action of a glycoprotein which reacts to the… …  

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