mexican husk tomato

(noun) annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes. Synonyms: tomatillo, jamberry, Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa.

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