Physalis

See also: physalis

Translingual

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 alkekengi - type species,  - possible substitute; for species see Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

• Physalis somnifera

References

• Physalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Physalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Physalis at USDA Plants database

Physalis at Tropicos

Physalis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

Physalis at the Catalogue of Life 

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Physalis at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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Physalis at The Plant List

Physalis at Paleobiology Database