Definition of Physalis peruviana

1. Noun. Annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits.

Exact synonyms: Cape Gooseberry, Purple Ground Cherry
Group relationships: Genus Physalis, Physalis
Generic synonyms: Ground Cherry, Husk Tomato

Lexicographical Neighbors of Physalis Peruviana

Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Phyllostachys
Phyllostachys aurea
Phyllostachys bambusoides
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostomatidae
Phyllostomidae
Phyllostomus
Phyllostomus hastatus
Phylloxera vitifoleae
Phylloxeridae
PhyloCode
PhysEd
Physalis alkekengi
Physalis ixocarpa
Physalis peruviana (current term)
Physalis philadelphica
Physalis pruinosa
Physalis pubescens
Physalis viscosa
Physaloptera
Physaria
Physarum
Physeter catodon
Physeteridae
Physicians Data Query
Physick
Physidae
Physopsis

Literary usage of Physalis peruviana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1856)
"branches, and then their taste resembles in some degree the so-called Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), to which they are also similar in size. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Physalis peruviana. (Fruits X !4) S. Wales, at which latter place it is known by the name of Cape gooseberry, and is the chief fr. the colonists at present ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"Physalis peruviana L., a native of South America, is cultivated for its fruit in all warm and temperate regions, and often escapes. ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"Physalis peruviana (.fruits X .';,). Peruviana, Linn. (P. (dull». Sims). CAPE GOOSEBERRY. Fig. 1776. As compared with P. pubescens, this is a much stronger ..."

5. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"Physalis peruviana, Linné.* Temperate and tropical America, widely naturalised in many countries of the warmer zones. ..."

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