Physalis viscosa

Definitions of Physalis viscosa
  1. noun
    found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries
    synonyms: yellow henbane
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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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