physalis : Idioms & Phrases
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genus physalis
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noun ground cherries
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physalis alkekengi
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noun Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
bladder cherry; winter cherry; Chinese lantern plant.
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physalis ixocarpa
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noun annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
jamberry; Mexican husk tomato; tomatillo.
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physalis peruviana
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noun annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
purple ground cherry; cape gooseberry.
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physalis philadelphica
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noun Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
jamberry; purple ground cherry; tomatillo; miltomate.
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physalis pruinosa
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noun stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits
strawberry tomato; dwarf cape gooseberry.
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physalis pubescens
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noun decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
downy ground cherry; strawberry tomato.
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physalis viscosa
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noun found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries
yellow henbane.
