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Word: malpighia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...cherry-like fruit of the acerola (Malpighia punicifolia), a common tree in Puerto Rico, is an enormously rich source of vitamin C, the A.M.A. reported. The juice assays up to 80 times as high as orange juice. Puerto Ricans are encouraged to plant the fast-growing acerola in their backyards, and exports of the juice are expected to help revitaminize the island's economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Capsules, Dec. 27, 1954 | 12/27/1954 | See Source »

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