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Word: Physalis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, from Greek phusallis ‘bladder’ (because of the inflated calyx)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfʌɪsəlɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪsəlɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fʌɪˈseɪlɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plant of a genus that includes the cape gooseberry and Chinese lantern, having an inflated calyx that resembles a lantern in shape.
Short Definition:plant of genus that includes cape gooseberry and Chinese lantern
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