GROUND-CHERRY


Meaning of GROUND-CHERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˈcher-ē ]

noun

Date: 1807

: any of various chiefly New World herbs (genus Physalis ) of the nightshade family with pulpy fruits in papery husks ; also : the fruit of the ground-cherry

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.