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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

plant, flora, plant life go
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

herb, herbaceous plant go
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem

husk tomato, ground cherry
any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk

noun.plant

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downy ground cherry, strawberry tomato, Physalis pubescens go
decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
winter cherry, Chinese lantern plant, bladder cherry, Physalis alkekengi go
Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
cape gooseberry, purple ground cherry, Physalis peruviana go
annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
strawberry tomato, dwarf cape gooseberry, Physalis pruinosa go
stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits
tomatillo, Mexican husk tomato, jamberry, Physalis ixocarpa go
annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
tomatillo, purple ground cherry, jamberry, miltomate, Physalis philadelphica go
Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
yellow henbane, Physalis viscosa go
found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries