cape gooseberry

noun

1. a tropical American plant, Physalis peruviana, of the nightshade family, having heart-shaped, hairy leaves, purple-throated pale yellow flowers, and edible, yellow berries enclosed in an inflated calyx.

cape gooseberry

noun

1. another name for strawberry tomato

Word History and Origins

Origin of cape gooseberry¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The only wild fruits to be found are a small, very inferior blackberry, the wild raspberry, and the dwarf cape gooseberry.

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