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 | ||