ground cherry


Definition: Meaning of, ground cherry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡraʊnd ˈtʃɛri /

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ground cherry ground cherries
  1. any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
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ground cherry used in phrases

  • downy ground cherry (noun)
    1. decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
  • purple ground cherry (noun)
    1. mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
    2. annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
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