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cape gooseberry
noun
- a tropical American plant, Physalis peruviana, of the nightshade family, having heart-shaped, hairy leaves, purple-throated pale yellow flowers, and edible, yellow berries enclosed in an inflated calyx.
cape gooseberry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cape gooseberry1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
The only wild fruits to be found are a small, very inferior blackberry, the wild raspberry, and the dwarf cape gooseberry.
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