groundcherry
groundcherry noun: any of various plants in the genus Physalis and their fruits.
Noun
groundcherry (plural groundcherries)
Forms of groundcherry
| plural | groundcherries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ground cherry |
| alternative form | ground-cherry |
Origin of groundcherry
From ground + cherry.
Words formed from groundcherry
- broad-leaved groundcherry
- Carpenter's groundcherry
- Chihuahuan groundcherry
- clammy groundcherry
- coastal groundcherry
- common groundcherry
- cut-leaved groundcherry
- cypress-headed groundcherry
- dwarf groundcherry
- field groundcherry
- golden strawberry
- grape groundcherry
- heart-leaved groundcherry
- ivy-leaved groundcherry
- lance-leaved groundcherry
- long-leaved groundcherry (Physalis longifolia
- Mexican groundcherry – tomatillo
- jamberry
- Mexican tomato
- Missouri groundcherry
- Peruvian groundcherry
- Inca berry
- Cape gooseberry
- prairie groundcherry)
- pygmy groundcherry
- native gooseberry
- sharp-leaved groundcherry
- small-flowered groundcherry
- smooth groundcherry
- southwestern groundcherry
- star-haired groundcherry
- strawberry groundcherry
- thicket groundcherry
- thick-leaved groundcherry
- tropical groundcherry
- Virginia groundcherry
- Walter's groundcherry
- Wright groundcherry
- yellow nightshade groundcherry
Questions about groundcherry
- What does groundcherry mean?
- Groundcherry means any of various plants in the genus Physalis and their fruits.
- What part of speech is groundcherry?
- Groundcherry is a noun.
- What is the plural of groundcherry?
- The plural of groundcherry is groundcherries.
Words near groundcherry in the dictionary
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