Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
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Broader
herbherbaceous plant
nounsmall edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk
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tomatilloMexican husk tomato
Broader
solanaceous vegetable
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husk tomato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/husk%20tomato
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“husk tomato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/husk%20tomato. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “husk tomato,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/husk%20tomato.
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