physalis alkekengi physalis • physalis ixocarpa · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · physalis alkekengi · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx. Synonyms: Chinese lantern plant, winter cherry, bladder cherry, Physalis alkekengi. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 y latin small letter y U+0079