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Definition of Physalis peruviana
1. Noun. Annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits.
Group relationships: Genus Physalis, Physalis
Generic synonyms: Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physalis Peruviana
Literary usage of Physalis peruviana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1856)
"branches, and then their taste resembles in some degree the so-called Cape
Gooseberry (physalis peruviana), to which they are also similar in size. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"physalis peruviana. (Fruits X !4) S. Wales, at which latter place it is known by
the name of Cape gooseberry, and is the chief fr. the colonists at present ..."
3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"physalis peruviana L., a native of South America, is cultivated for its fruit in
all warm and temperate regions, and often escapes. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"physalis peruviana (.fruits X .';,). Peruviana, Linn. (P. (dull». Sims).
CAPE GOOSEBERRY. Fig. 1776. As compared with P. pubescens, this is a much stronger ..."
5. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"physalis peruviana, Linné.* Temperate and tropical America, widely naturalised
in many countries of the warmer zones. ..."
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