physalis
noun
physa·lis
ˈfīsələ̇s,
ˈfis-;
fīˈsalə̇s
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capitalized
: a large genus of low-growing chiefly American annual or perennial herbs (family Solanaceae) that have an angled campanulate corolla and an inflated and sometimes brightly colored calyx enclosing a fruit which is a greenish or yellow 2-celled globular berry and that include several plants which are cultivated for their edible fruit or their showy calyxes see cape gooseberry , chinese lantern plant , ground-cherry, strawberry tomato
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plural -es
: any plant of the genus Physalis
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“Physalis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physalis. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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