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TOMATILLO
tomatillo, husk tomato, Mexican husk tomato
(noun) small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk
tomatillo, jamberry, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa
(noun) annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, jamberry, Physalis philadelphica
(noun) Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tomatillo (plural tomatillos or tomatilloes)
A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
Source: Wiktionary
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