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bladder_cherry

bladder cherry

English

Bladder cherry

Noun

bladder cherry ‎(plural bladder cherries)

A plant, Physalis alkekengi, having a bright paper-like covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.

Synonyms

Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, winter cherry

Translations

plant having a bright paper-like covering

Arabic: كَاكِنْج m ‎(kākinj)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 酸漿 (zh), 酸浆 (zh) ‎(suānjiāng)
Finnish: lyhtykoiso (fi)
German: Lampionblume
Italian: alchechengi

Japanese: 酸漿, 鬼灯 ‎(ホオズキ, hōzuki)
Portuguese: alquequenje (pt) m
Romanian: păpălău (ro) m
Russian: физа́лис (ru) m ‎(fizális)
Spanish: vejiga de perro f, alquequenje (es) f, farol chino m, halicácabo m