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bladder cherry

bladder cherry noun: a plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright, paperlike covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.

bladder cherry: a plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright, paperlike covering over...
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Noun

bladder cherry (plural bladder cherries)

  1. A plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright, paperlike covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.

bladder cherry meaning in Arabic and Persian

bladder cherry in Arabic

Physalis alkekengi
كَاكِنْج kākinj

bladder cherry in Persian

Physalis alkekengi
کاکنج kâkanaj, kâkonaj, kâkenaj, عروسک پشت پرده 'arusak-e pošt-e parde, کاکنه kâkone

Synonyms of bladder cherry

Forms of bladder cherry

pluralbladder cherries

Questions about bladder cherry

What does bladder cherry mean?
Bladder cherry means a plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright, paperlike covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.
What is bladder cherry in Arabic?
Bladder cherry in Arabic is كَاكِنْج (kākinj). See Bladder cherry meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is bladder cherry?
Bladder cherry is a noun.
What is the plural of bladder cherry?
The plural of bladder cherry is bladder cherries.

Words near bladder cherry in the dictionary

  1. bladder campion
  2. bladder campions
  3. bladder cancer
  4. bladder cancers
  5. bladder cherries
  6. bladder cherry
  7. bladder cicada
  8. bladder cicadas
  9. bladder desperation
  10. bladder fermentation syndrome
  11. bladder fern

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