Physalis

== Translingual == === 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. ==== 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 pubescens - type species; for other species see Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies ==== Derived terms ==== Physalis alkekengi (now Alkekengi officinarum) Physalis mottle virus Physalis somnifera, now Withania somnifera ==== Related terms ==== Holothuria Physalis, Holothuria physalis === References === Physalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Physalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Physalis at Plants of the World Online Physalis at USDA Plants database Physalis at Tropicos Physalis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Physalis at the Catalogue of Life Physalis at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Physalis”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 == German == === Noun === Physalis f (genitive Physalis, plural Physalis or Physalen) physalis (plant) Synonym: Blasenkirsche (fruit) goldenberry Synonym: Kapstachelbeere ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Blasenkirsche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Physalis” in Duden online “Physalis”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)