Mexican husk tomato

/ˌmɛksəkən həsk təˌmeɪdoʊ/

Definitions of Mexican husk tomato

1. noun

   annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
   synonyms: Physalis ixocarpa, jamberry, 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
2. noun

   small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk
   synonyms: husk tomato, tomatillo

   type of:

   solanaceous vegetable

   any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon