Physalis
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Physalis pubescens flower
See also: 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.
- 1792, Bassiani Carminati hygiene, therapeutice, et materia medica. Vol. II. Pars I., p. 472f.:
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
References
Physalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Physalis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Physalis at Paleobiology Database
German
Noun
Physalis f (genitive Physalis, plural Physalis or Physalen)
- physalis (plant)
- Synonym: Blasenkirsche
- (fruit) goldenberry
- Synonym: Kapstachelbeere
Declension
Declension of Physalis
Further reading
- Blasenkirsche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Physalis” in Duden online
- “Physalis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache