physalis

British  

/ faɪˈseɪlɪs /

noun

1. See Chinese lantern strawberry tomato

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Etymology

Origin of physalis

New Latin, from Greek physallis a bladder (from the form of the calyx)

Example Sentences

We observed also in the gardens, carrots, turnips, black radishes, a species of asparagus, the Solanum Melongena, a species of physalis or winter-cherry, water-melons and musk-melons, pumpkins and cucumbers.

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

He tried in the same manner the physalis pelagica of Lamark, which contains an acrid and caustic fluid; but the fish invariably refused it, nor would they touch fragments of the manchineel apple.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)