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physalis

physalis [ fī sáyliss ] (plural physalises or physales [ fī sáyleez ])


noun 
Definition:
 
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


[Early 19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek phusallis 'bladder']
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