husk tomato

(noun) any 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. Synonyms: ground cherry, husk tomato.

(noun) small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk. Synonyms: tomatillo, husk tomato, Mexican husk tomato.