Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of herbaceous plants, of the gamopetalous order.Solanaceæ and tribe Solaneæ, characterized by the five-angled, broadly bell-shaped corolla, and the five-or ten-angled bladdery fruiting calyx remotely inclosing the much smaller globose berry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
plant of thegenus Physalis . - noun The
fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshingacidity .
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- noun ground cherries
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Examples
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Its name comes from “Physalia physalis”, meaning “water bubble”.
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Physalia was inspired by the “Physalia physalis” jellyfish, whose name translates roughly to “Water Bubble”.
Whale-Shaped Floating Garden Cleans the World’s Rivers | Inhabitat 2010
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Blueberry toast sammich polyhedron (uh … I need a nice cookie cutter …) with a star cutout; apple slices, grapes and physalis; a babybel cheese and Oreo cookies.
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Luckily all the other fruit gave less resistance – banana slices with chocolate sauce, grapes, and physalis are all friendly, well-known fruit. (but beware, I hear there are feral banana trees out there in the jungle that would eat you as soon as look at you!)
Bento #102 – Lessons in Life are best taken from Bears « Were rabbits 2007
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And for a touch of the sunbaked south, Chef Eysteinsson drops an orange Colombian physalis berry (Cape gooseberry) complete with papery ecru leaves, on top of the whipped cream.
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Blueberry toast sammich polyhedron (uh … I need a nice cookie cutter …) with a star cutout; apple slices, grapes and physalis; a babybel cheese and Oreo cookies.
Backdated Bento #57 – Good morning to everyone who has just tuned in to this program! « Were rabbits 2007
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Also in the box: The last of the neverending box of physalis, three grape tomatoes, a minipudding, a yoghurt and some nori on the side for the riceballs.
Backdated Bento #61 – Hastily thrown together snack bento « Were rabbits 2007
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In the middle is a happy egg weebl, then there are two pieces of bellpepper filled with caponata (which is still good) and decorated with fresh herbs, then there are some grapes, two dates, two physalis, bell pepper sticks, and the last of the tiny cheese tarts. * sigh* They were cute, but expensive, since I ended up not liking one of three …
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I know them by the name of physalis or pineappleberry. it is a type of currant/berry.
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Middle layer (breakfast): Two apple bunnies, a physalis, toasted dark bread sandwiches with butter and chives – one of my childhood favourites!
Backdated Bento #59&60 – When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie… « Were rabbits 2007
johnmperry commented on the word physalis
Cape Gooseberry
July 11, 2008