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English noun: purple ground cherry

1. purple ground cherry (plant) Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes


Synonymsjamberry, miltomate, Physalis philadelphica, tomatillo


Broader (hypernym)ground cherry, husk tomato

2. purple ground cherry (plant) annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits


Synonymscape gooseberry, Physalis peruviana


Broader (hypernym)ground cherry, husk tomato


Member meronymgenus Physalis, Physalis









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