Meanings
plural bladder cherries
- A plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright, paperlike covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.
Synonyms: Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, winter cherry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright, paperlike covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.
More synonyms by meaning
nounOld World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἁλικάκκαβον
- ἁλικάκκαβον (halikákkabon)Physalis alkekengi
Arabic كَاكِنْج
- كَاكِنْج (kākinj)Physalis alkekengi
Catalan alquequengi
- alquequengiPhysalis alkekengi
Chinese Mandarin 酸漿 /酸浆
- 酸漿 /酸浆 (suānjiāng)Physalis alkekengi
Danish jødekirsebær
- jødekirsebærPhysalis alkekengi
Esperanto alkekengo
- alkekengoPhysalis alkekengi
Finnish lyhtykoiso
- lyhtykoisoPhysalis alkekengi
French alkékenge, coccigrole
- alkékengePhysalis alkekengi
- coccigrolePhysalis alkekengi
- amour-en-cagePhysalis alkekengi
- cerise d'hiverPhysalis alkekengi
- lanterne japonaisePhysalis alkekengi
German Lampionblume
- LampionblumePhysalis alkekengi
Italian alchechengi
- alchechengiPhysalis alkekengi
Japanese 酸漿, 鬼灯
- 酸漿Physalis alkekengi
- 鬼灯 (hōzuki)Physalis alkekengi
Korean 꽈리
- 꽈리 (kkwari)Physalis alkekengi
Persian کاکنج, عروسک پشت پرده
- کاکنج (kâkanaj, kâkonaj, kâkenaj)Physalis alkekengi
- عروسک پشت پرده ('arusak-e pošt-e parde)Physalis alkekengi
- کاکنه (kâkone)Physalis alkekengi
Polish miechunka rozdęta
- miechunka rozdętaPhysalis alkekengi
Portuguese alquequenje, alquequenge
- alquequenjePhysalis alkekengi
- alquequengePhysalis alkekengi
Romanian păpălău
- păpălăuPhysalis alkekengi
Russian физа́лис
- физа́лис (fizális)Physalis alkekengi
Spanish vejiga de perro, alquequenje
- vejiga de perroPhysalis alkekengi
- alquequenjePhysalis alkekengi
- farol chinoPhysalis alkekengi
- halicácaboPhysalis alkekengi
Swedish japansk lykta, judekörs
- japansk lyktaPhysalis alkekengi
- judekörsPhysalis alkekengi
Turkish güveyfeneri, gelin otu
- güveyfeneriPhysalis alkekengi
- gelin otuPhysalis alkekengi
- kandil otuPhysalis alkekengi
Cite this entry
bladder cherry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20cherry
“bladder cherry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20cherry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bladder cherry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20cherry.
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