ground cherry vs Physalis philadelphica

Physalis philadelphica vs ground cherry

ground cherry and Physalis philadelphica both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ground cherry	Yes	No	No	No
Physalis philadelphica	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Physalis philadelphica is a hyponym of ground cherry; that is, Physalis philadelphica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ground cherry:

ground cherry: any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
Physalis philadelphica: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes

Other hyponyms of ground cherry include downy ground cherry, Physalis pubescens, strawberry tomato, bladder cherry, Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi, winter cherry, cape gooseberry, Physalis peruviana, purple ground cherry, dwarf cape gooseberry, Physalis pruinosa, strawberry tomato, jamberry, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa, tomatillo, jamberry, miltomate, purple ground cherry, tomatillo, Physalis viscosa, yellow henbane.

ground cherry (noun)	Physalis philadelphica (noun)
any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers	Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes

Difference between ground cherry and Physalis philadelphica

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