Physalis ixocarpa

Definitions of Physalis ixocarpa
  1. noun
    annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
    synonyms: Mexican husk tomato, jamberry, tomatillo
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    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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