Physalis

See also: physalis

Translingual

Physalis pubescens flower

Wikispecies

Etymology

Coined by Linnaeus from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís, “bladder, wind instrument”), from φυσιόω (phusióō, “to puff up, blow up”), φυσώ (phusṓ).

Proper noun

Physalis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – groundcherries, including some called gooseberries and Chinese lantern.
   • 1792, Bassiani Carminati hygiene, therapeutice, et materia medica. Vol. II. Pars I., p. 472f.:

     Ex istis autem omissis Lolio temulento, Lathyro cicera, Ervo ervilia ( §. 165. ) Chelidonio glauco, et hybrido, Taxo baccata, Physali somnifera, Daturae, et Solani variis speciebus, aliisque Stirpibus ad medicos usus nondum receptis, praeteritisque Pruno lauroceraso, de quo satis iam dixi ( §. 806. ) ac Lactuca virosa, et Solano dulcamara, de quibus alibi loquar, quae huius potissimum loci sunt breviter in dicabo.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Solanaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Physalis pubescens - type species; for other species see Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

• Physalis alkekengi (now Alkekengi officinarum)
• Physalis mottle virus
• Physalis somnifera, now Withania somnifera

Related terms

• Holothuria Physalis, Holothuria physalis

References

• Physalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Physalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Physalis at Plants of the World Online
• Physalis at USDA Plants database
• Physalis at Tropicos
• Physalis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Physalis at the Catalogue of Life 
• Physalis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Physalis at Paleobiology Database

German

Noun

Physalis f (genitive Physalis, plural Physalis or Physalen)

1. physalis (plant)

   Synonym: Blasenkirsche

2. (fruit) goldenberry

   Synonym: Kapstachelbeere

Declension

Declension of Physalis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Physalis	die	Physalis, Physalen
genitive	einer	der	Physalis	der	Physalis, Physalen
dative	einer	der	Physalis	den	Physalis, Physalen
accusative	eine	die	Physalis	die	Physalis, Physalen

Further reading

• Blasenkirsche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Physalis” in Duden online
• “Physalis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache