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physalis|ˈfaɪsəlɪs, faɪˈseɪlɪs|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Hortus Cliffortianus (1738) 62), f. Gr. ϕυσαλλίς bladder, in reference to the inflated calyx.]
An annual or perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Solanaceæ, mostly native to North or Central America, and bearing white, yellow, or purple flowers and, in some species, edible red or purplish berries; cf. alkekengi, Cape gooseberry s.v. cape n.3 4, Chinese lantern (plant) s.v. Chinese a. 2, ground-cherry b s.v. ground n. 18 c, winter cherry 1 a.
1807Curtis's Bot. Mag. XXVII. 1068 (heading) Eatable Physalis or Cape Gooseberry. 1907T. W. Sanders Flower Garden 196 The Physalises belong to the Nightshade order. 1930Times Educ. Suppl. 18 Oct. 431/2 The windows of the florists are bright just now with the fruits of physalis, the winter cherry. 1961Amat. Gardening 30 Sept. 7/2 ‘Lanterns’ of physalis..can be skeletonised. 1968S. C. Emberton Garden Foliage ix. 219 Mustard yellow achillea and orange ‘lanterns’ of physalis teamed up with bulrushes. |