a tropical American solanaceous plant, Physalis peruviana, naturalized in southern Africa, having yellow flowers and edible yellow berries
See also ground cherry
See full dictionary entry for gooseberry
cape gooseberry in American English
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
Word origin
[1825–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, panda, relativity, structural, torque