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chinese-lantern plant

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Definition of chinese-lantern plant words

  • noun chinese-lantern plant a perennial ground-cherry (Physalis alkekengi) grown for winter bouquets because of the bladderlike red calyx that surrounds its small, tomatolike fruit 3

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Parts of speech for Chinese-lantern plant

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chinese-lantern plant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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