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physalis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun physalis has 1 sense
- physalis(n = noun.plant) genus physalis - ground cherries; Array is a kind of asterid dicot genus
is a member of family solanaceae, potato family, solanaceae
OXFORD DICTIONARY
physalis, n. any plant of the genus Physalis, bearing fruit surrounded by lantern-like calyxes (see Chinese lantern 2).
Etymology
Gk physallis bladder, with ref. to the inflated calyx
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