physalis

nombre propio

A noun referring to a genus of plants in the nightshade family, known for their small, edible fruits enclosed in a papery husk, often called ground cherries.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un género de plantas de la familia de las solanáceas, conocidas por sus pequeños frutos comestibles envueltos en una cáscara de papel, a menudo llamados alquequenje o cereza de tierra.

1. Ground cherry B1 formal

   A small, round fruit that grows inside a papery husk, often yellow or orange when ripe, with a sweet-tart flavor.

   • Physalis is often used in jams and desserts.
   • The papery husk of the physalis fruit is inedible.
   • She added fresh physalis to the fruit salad for a tangy taste.

   🇪🇸Physalis, alquequenje, uchuva

   Sinónimos: cape gooseberry

• physalis plural form
• physalises plural form
• physalises' possessive plural form
• physalis's possessive singular form