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Definition of Husk tomato
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Ground Cherry
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Physalis, Physalis
Specialized synonyms: Downy Ground Cherry, Physalis Pubescens, Strawberry Tomato, Bladder Cherry, Chinese Lantern Plant, Physalis Alkekengi, Winter Cherry, Cape Gooseberry, Physalis Peruviana, Purple Ground Cherry, Dwarf Cape Gooseberry, Physalis Pruinosa, Strawberry Tomato, Jamberry, Mexican Husk Tomato, Physalis Ixocarpa, Tomatillo, Jamberry, Miltomate, Physalis Philadelphica, Purple Ground Cherry, Tomatillo, Physalis Viscosa, Yellow Henbane
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Physalis, Physalis
Specialized synonyms: Downy Ground Cherry, Physalis Pubescens, Strawberry Tomato, Bladder Cherry, Chinese Lantern Plant, Physalis Alkekengi, Winter Cherry, Cape Gooseberry, Physalis Peruviana, Purple Ground Cherry, Dwarf Cape Gooseberry, Physalis Pruinosa, Strawberry Tomato, Jamberry, Mexican Husk Tomato, Physalis Ixocarpa, Tomatillo, Jamberry, Miltomate, Physalis Philadelphica, Purple Ground Cherry, Tomatillo, Physalis Viscosa, Yellow Henbane
2. Noun. Small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk.
Exact synonyms: Mexican Husk Tomato, Tomatillo
Generic synonyms: Solanaceous Vegetable
Group relationships: Jamberry, Mexican Husk Tomato, Physalis Ixocarpa, Tomatillo
Generic synonyms: Solanaceous Vegetable
Group relationships: Jamberry, Mexican Husk Tomato, Physalis Ixocarpa, Tomatillo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Husk Tomato
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