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Physalis philadelphica

DEFINITIONS OF: Physalis philadelphica

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n Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes

Synonyms:
jamberry, miltomate, purple ground cherry, tomatillo
Type of:
ground cherry, husk tomato
any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
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