| Noun | 1. | husk tomato - any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers Synonyms: ground cherry |
| 2. | husk tomato - small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk Synonyms: Mexican husk tomato, tomatillo |