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