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noun
bladder cherry or Chinese lantern (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
other species of Physalis
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noun
Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
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noun
ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
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noun
lesser balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)
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noun
small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum
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Broader terms: nightshade
noun
Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Chinese lantern plant, bladder cherry, Physalis alkekengi
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Broader terms: ground cherry, husk tomato
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