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Nicandra physaloides

DEFINITIONS OF: Nicandra physaloides

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n coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry

Synonyms:
apple of Peru, shoo fly
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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