genus physalis

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   ground cherries

   SynonymsPhysalis

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofSolanaceae

Questions about genus physalis

What does genus physalis mean?

genus physalis means "ground cherries".

What is another word for genus physalis?

Close synonyms include Physalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus physalis a common word?

genus physalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.