ground cherry

noun

Also called husk tomato. any of several plants belonging to the genus Physalis, of the nightshade family, the several species bearing an edible berry enclosed in an enlarged calyx.
any of several European dwarf cherries, especially Prunus fruticosa, of the rose family.
the fruit of any of these plants.

Origin of ground cherry

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby ground cherry

ground beetle, ground bug, ground bundle, ground cable, ground cedar, ground cherry, ground cloth, ground color, ground connection, ground control, ground cover

Example sentences from the Web for ground cherry

  • There were some ground-cherry bushes growing along the furrows, full of fruit.

    My Antonia |Willa Cather

  • The physalis is also known as the ground-cherry or husk-tomato.

    The Vegetable Garden |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for ground cherry

ground cherry

noun

any of various American solanaceous plants of the genus Physalis, esp P. pubescens, having round fleshy fruit enclosed in a bladder-like husk See also winter cherry, gooseberry (def. 4)