Physalis

Coined by Linnaeus from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís, “bladder, wind instrument”), from φυσιόω (phusióō, “to puff up, blow up”), φυσώ (phusṓ).

Physalis f

1. 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.

• (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

• (genus): Physalis pubescens - type species; for other species see Physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Physalis alkekengi (now Alkekengi officinarum)
• Physalis mottle virus
• Physalis somnifera, now Withania somnifera

• Holothuria Physalis, Holothuria physalis

• 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

Physalis f (genitive Physalis, plural Physalis or Physalen)

1. physalis (plant)

   Synonym: Blasenkirsche

2. (fruit) goldenberry

   Synonym: Kapstachelbeere

• Blasenkirsche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Physalis” in Duden online
• “Physalis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache