acerola vs Malpighia glabra

acerola and Malpighia glabra both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acerola	Yes	No	No	No
Malpighia glabra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acerola and Malpighia glabra are synonyms defined as:

acerola and Malpighia glabra: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

Other synonyms of acerola include barbados cherry, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry.

acerola (noun)	Malpighia glabra (noun)
acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C	tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries