. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. Portuguese Man-of-TVar(Phi/naiis pelayica). PHYSETER—PHYSICIANS. Britain, but is pretty frequent in has ovate triangular downy leaves, dirty-whiteflowers ; and the fruit when ripe is a shining redberry, enchised in a very large vermilionooUmredbladder. The berries have a sweetish subacid taste ;they are seldom eaten in Britain, but very generally. Love Apple (Physalis edulis). in many parts of the continent of Europe. Theyare refriT;erant and diuretic, and Avere formerlyemployed in medicine on acco
. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. Portuguese Man-of-TVar(Phi/naiis pelayica). PHYSETER—PHYSICIANS. Britain, but is pretty frequent in has ovate triangular downy leaves, dirty-whiteflowers ; and the fruit when ripe is a shining redberry, enchised in a very large vermilionooUmredbladder. The berries have a sweetish subacid taste ;they are seldom eaten in Britain, but very generally. Love Apple (Physalis edulis). in many parts of the continent of Europe. Theyare refriT;erant and diuretic, and Avere formerlyemployed in medicine on account of these properties.—The Downy Winter Cherry, or PeruvianGooseberry {P. pubescens or P. Peruviana), is anannual American species, densely clothed withdown; with heart-shaped leaves, yellow flowers,and yellowish berries which are eatable, and whenpreserved with sugar, make an excellent is cultivated and naturalised in many of thewarmer parts of the world, and sometimes ripens itsfruit in England, and even in Scotland.—Some ofthe other species of P. are among the most commonweeds of the AVest Indies and troj)ical America;and three or more species—the P. a7tgulata^ pubes-cens, and viscosa—are known in the Northern U. States. PHYSETER. See Cacholot. PHYSIC NUT (Cnrcas), a genus of plants ofthe natural order Eitpliorhiaceo, having a 5-partitecalyx, 5 petals, and 8—10 unequal-united species are not num
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