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groundcherry

groundcherry noun: any of various plants in the genus Physalis and their fruits.

Noun

groundcherry (plural groundcherries)

  1. Any of various plants in the genus Physalis and their fruits
  2. Prunus fruticosa

Forms of groundcherry

pluralgroundcherries
alternative formground cherry
alternative formground-cherry

Origin of groundcherry

From ground + cherry.

Words formed from 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

  1. groundbursts
  2. groundcar
  3. groundcars
  4. groundcedar
  5. groundcherries
  6. groundcherry
  7. groundcloth
  8. groundcloths
  9. groundcover
  10. groundcovers
  11. groundcraft

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