ALL meanings of ground cherry
ground cher·ry
G g - noun ground cherry 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. 1
- noun ground cherry any of several European dwarf cherries, especially Prunus fruticosa, of the rose family. 1
- noun ground cherry the fruit of any of these plants. 1
- noun ground cherry any of various American solanaceous plants of the genus Physalis, esp P. pubescens, having round fleshy fruit enclosed in a bladder-like husk 0
- noun ground cherry any of a genus (Physalis) of plants of the nightshade family having small tomatolike fruits completely enclosed by a papery calyx 0