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| physalis [ fī sáyliss ] (plural physalises or physales [ fī sáyleez ]) |
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UK plant bearing yellow berries: a tropical plant of the nightshade family that bears edible yellow berries. Native to: Americas. Latin name Physalis peruviana. Australian, New Zealand, North American term Cape gooseberry
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| [Early 19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek phusallis 'bladder'] |
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