NOUN | plant | jamberry, tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, Physalis philadelphica | Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes |
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plant | jamberry, tomatillo, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa | annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes |
Meaning | Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes. | |
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Synonyms | tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, Physalis philadelphica | |
Broader | 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 |
Spanish | miltomate, physalis ixocarpa, Physalis philadelphica | |
Catalan | miltomate |
Meaning | Annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes. | |
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Synonyms | tomatillo, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa | |
Parts | tomatillo, husk tomato, Mexican husk tomato | small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk |
Broader | 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 |
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