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Definition of Winter cherry
1. Noun. Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx.
Exact synonyms: Bladder Cherry, Chinese Lantern Plant, Physalis Alkekengi
Generic synonyms: Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato
Generic synonyms: Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato
2. Noun. Small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit.
Exact synonyms: Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry, Solanum Pseudocapsicum
Generic synonyms: Nightshade
Generic synonyms: Nightshade
Definition of Winter cherry
1. Noun. bladder cherry ¹
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