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1. Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
   - tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, Physalis philadelphica
    
2. Annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
   - tomatillo, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa

Derived forms: jamberries

Type of: ground cherry, husk tomato

Encyclopedia: Jamberry