Kapstachelbeere

The common, neutral term for the plant or fruit; the standard everyday word for ground cherry.

A more botanical and somewhat old-fashioned term; used less often in everyday speech.

This is a different berry fruit: gooseberry. It is not a true synonym, only loosely associated by name.

This means currant; a different fruit entirely, not a synonym of ground cherry.

The botanical species name; very precise, but mostly used in scientific, commercial, or labeling contexts.

A common trade or everyday name for physalis; it emphasizes the fruit’s Andean origin.

A descriptive phrase based on appearance rather than a fixed name; useful as an explanation, not a precise term.

This is not the fruit itself, but its thin, dry husk; a characteristic part of physalis.