Definition of Physalis philadelphica

1. Noun. Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Physalis Philadelphica

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

Literary usage of Physalis philadelphica

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

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"physalis philadelphica Lam. Tomatillo Herbaceous annual Cultivated and also occasionally occurring on ballast, wharves, and waste ground. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"physalis philadelphica Lam. Tomatillo Herbaceous annual Cultivated and also occasionally occurring on ballast, wharves, and waste ground. ..."

3. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... perhaps the following are best known : The downy winter or ground cherry or Physalis pubescens, Physalis Peruviana, physalis philadelphica, ..."

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