English noun: winter cherry | |||
1. | winter cherry (plant) Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx | ||
Synonyms | bladder cherry, Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ground cherry, husk tomato | ||
2. | winter cherry (plant) small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit | ||
Synonyms | Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nightshade | ||