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Definition of Physalis
1. Noun. Ground cherries.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato, Cape Gooseberry, Physalis Peruviana, Purple Ground Cherry
Definition of Physalis
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus ''Physalis''. ¹
2. Noun. The fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Physalis
1. a type of gooseberry [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Physalis
1. A vacuole in a giant cell found in certain malignant neoplasms, such as chordoma. Origin: G. Physallis, a bladder (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physalis
Literary usage of Physalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without Cultivation in by Botanical Club (1894)
"physalis Pennsylvanica var. cinerascens Dunal in DC ... physalis pubescens L.
Sp. Pl. 183 (1753). 3412. physalis Virginiana Mill. Gard. Dict. Ed. 8, No. ..."
2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"physalis Pennsylvania var. cinerascens Dunal in DC Prodr. ... physalis pubescens L.
Sp. PI. 183 (1753). 3412. physalis Virginiana Mill. Gard. Diet. ..."
3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"physalis nyctaginea Dunal in DC. Prodr. 13: Part i, 440. 1852. Leaves usually
dark green and of a firm texture, more or less acuminate at the apex, ..."
4. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Winter-cherry, a solanaceous herb (physalis ... The Japanese winter-cherry {physalis
... physalis ..."
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