Straw'ber-ry-to-mā'to, n.

(or -to-mä'to), n. (Bot.) A plant (Physalis Alkekengi) and its fruit; — called also, in common with another species (P. viscosa), ground-cherry, and winter-cherry. Both are cultivated for their fruit, which makes a delicate sweetmeat. The fruit grows enveloped in an inflated calyx, and is of the size of a small cherry. Darlington.