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 | ||
Synonyms | jamberry, miltomate, Physalis philadelphica, tomatillo | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ground cherry, husk tomato | ||
2. | purple ground cherry (plant) annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits | ||
Synonyms | cape gooseberry, Physalis peruviana | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ground cherry, husk tomato | ||
Member meronym | genus Physalis, Physalis | ||