• (n.) The Neapolitan medlar (Crataegus azarolus), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit.
Az'a·role noun [ French azerole , the name of the fruit, from Arabic az-zo'r...r : confer Italian azzeruolo , Spanish acerolo .] (Botany) The Neapolitan medlar ( Cratægus azarolus ), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit.