English noun: tomatillo |
1. | tomatillo (plant) Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes |
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| Synonyms | jamberry, miltomate, Physalis philadelphica, purple ground cherry |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ground cherry, husk tomato |
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2. | tomatillo (plant) annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes |
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| Synonyms | jamberry, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ground cherry, husk tomato |
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| Part holonym | husk tomato, Mexican husk tomato, tomatillo |
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3. | tomatillo (food) small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk |
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| Synonyms | husk tomato, Mexican husk tomato |
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| Broader (hypernym) | solanaceous vegetable |
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| Part meronym | jamberry, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa, tomatillo |
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