winter cherry vs Physalis alkekengi

winter cherry and Physalis alkekengi both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
winter cherry	Yes	No	No	No
Physalis alkekengi	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, winter cherry and Physalis alkekengi are synonyms defined as:

winter cherry and Physalis alkekengi: Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx

Other synonyms of winter cherry include bladder cherry, Chinese lantern plant.

winter cherry (noun)	Physalis alkekengi (noun)
small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit	Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx