physalis

See also: Physalis

English

Wikispecies

Physalis, the fruit

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin Physalis, coined by Linnaeus from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís, “bladder, wind instrument”), from φυσιόω (phusióō, “to puff up, blow up”), φυσώ (phusṓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪsəlɪs/, /ˈfaɪsəlɪs/, /faɪˈseɪlɪs/

Noun

physalis (plural physalises)

1. Any plant of the genus Physalis.
2. The fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.

Translations

plant of the genus Physalis

• Dutch: physalis
• Finnish: lyhtykoiso (fi)
• German: Blasenkirsche f, Judenkirsche f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: miechunka f
• Spanish: uchuva (es) f

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís, “bladder”), from φυσιόω (phusióō, “to puff up, blow up”), φυσώ (phusṓ).

Noun

phȳsalis f (genitive phȳsalis); third declension

1. (New Latin) bladder

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	phȳsalis	phȳsalēs
Genitive	phȳsalis	phȳsalium
Dative	phȳsalī	phȳsalibus
Accusative	phȳsalem	phȳsalēs phȳsalīs
Ablative	phȳsale	phȳsalibus
Vocative	phȳsalis	phȳsalēs

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms.