Name of fruit - for a lesson I'm preparing!

Aka Peruvian Groundcherries or Inca Berry

Babamaman

Are they ‘ kumquat’?

I wondered that initially.

Daftapath

They are always known as syphalis in our family. We wouldn’t call them cape gooseberry, thought that was something else. Obviously we all know they are physalis and I would be disappointed in a teacher not calling them by their correct name! 😄

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You've not met the teenage pupils I'm teaching!!

Indeed, Esme, they are Cape Gooseberries which is a misnomer as they don't come from The Cape [of Good Hope] and originate from Brazil as you point out. They are called Cape gooseberries as they are surrounded by a type of coat, once known as a cape. The question 'where do Cape gooseberries come from' was always a popular quiz question in my part of the world along with "after what creature are the Canary Islands named" and "how long did the Hundred Years war last"

Physalis, beautiful used as decoration on top of a cake!

They grew wild in South Africa and knew them as cape gooseberry. We used to eat them while playing in scrub land

MartavTaurus Cape Gooseberry/Physallis does sound a bit grim 🤣🤣

I think you should call them Physalis - that is their name really - and using "gooseberry" is misleading.

It had never occurred to me to call them anything but Physalis.

Just be careful not to say syphilis. Sorry Professor Spooner.

I always knew them as Chinese lanterns - although this may be a different variety of the same plant whose fruits are sold in shops now.
Our neighbour grew them for colour in winter flower arrangements
www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-chinese-lantern-plant-physalis-alkekengi/

Don't know but they look delicious.
Must try them.
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Looks like a persimmon to me😋😋

Physalis, pronounced fie suh lus
www.google.com/search?q=physalis+pronunciation&rlz=1CDGOYI_enGB768GB768&oq=phy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDggAEEUYJxg7GIAEGIoFMg4IABBFGCcYOxiABBiKBTIGCAEQRRg5MgwIAhAAGEMYgAQYigUyDAgDEAAYQxiABBiKBTIMCAQQABhDGIAEGIoFMg8IBRAAGEMYsQMYgAQYigUyCggGEAAYsQMYgAQyCggHEC4YsQMYgAQyDQgIEAAYsQMYyQMYgAQyBwgJEC4YgATSAQgzMjY0ajBqN6gCGbACAeIDBBgBIF_xBVbIFd_SSBY-&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#ebo=1

Same colour as a persimmon but much smaller…walnut size?

Kamqauts im sure(used to sell them in greengrocers where i worked a long time ago)

Physalis, I believe. FISALIS pronunciation.

Physalis, they are lovely.