Cape gooseberry
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Tweet n. A tropical South American ground cherry (Physalis peruviana) having yellow flowers with purple centers and an inflated calyx enclosing an edible yellow berry used to make jam, sauces, and desserts. [After the Cape of Good Hope, where European settlers introduced the plant in the early 1800s (its cultivation later speading from there to other parts of the English-speaking world).] |
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