miracle fruit: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	Synsepalum dulcificum • miracle berry

Photos

Bright red, oval-shaped miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) drupes growing on a shrub with glossy green leaves.

See All Images →

Topics

fruit evergreen conifer pine Banana Grape goji berry Apple Fig Mango Orange Lemon

Red grapes grow in a vineyard.

Do You Know Where These Weird Fruits and Vegetables Came From?

Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)

Fruit or Vegetable? A Quiz