Physalis
See also: physalis
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Gooseberry_flower.jpg/220px-Gooseberry_flower.jpg)
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
- 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.
- 1792, Bassiani Carminati hygiene, therapeutice, et materia medica. Vol. II. Pars I., p. 472f.:
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, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - possible substitute; for species see
Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
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- Physalis somnifera
References
Physalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Physalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Physalis at USDA Plants database
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