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Physalis peruviana
(redirected from Goldenberry)

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Noun1.Physalis peruviana - annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
cape gooseberry, purple ground cherry
genus Physalis, Physalis - ground cherries
ground cherry, husk tomato - 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
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Also known as the Goldenberry or Cape Gooseberry, the sweetened dried fruit has three times more fiber than a similar serving of prunes, and also the highest level of dietary fiber per 100 grams compared to other dried fruits, including apricots, figs and raisins.
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