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Definition of Physalis philadelphica
1. Noun. Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes.
Generic synonyms: Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physalis Philadelphica
Literary usage of Physalis philadelphica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"physalis philadelphica Lam. Tomatillo Herbaceous annual Cultivated and also
occasionally occurring on ballast, wharves, and waste ground. ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"physalis philadelphica Lam. Tomatillo Herbaceous annual Cultivated and also
occasionally occurring on ballast, wharves, and waste ground. ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... perhaps the following are best known : The downy winter or ground cherry or
Physalis pubescens, Physalis Peruviana, physalis philadelphica, ..."
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