noun
cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)
A species of groundcherry with small, lantern-like husks. The name 千成 (thousand-bearing) refers to the many fruits it produces.
道端で千成ほおずきを見つけた。
I found a cutleaf groundcherry by the roadside.
千成ほおずきは小さな実をたくさんつける。
The cutleaf groundcherry bears many small fruits.
Refers to groundcherries in general or specifically the Chinese lantern plant (Physalis alkekengi). 千成ほおずき is a particular species with smaller, more numerous fruits.
Compound of 千成 (せんなり, 'thousand-bearing') and ほおずき (groundcherry). The exact derivation of 千成 is uncertain, but it likely refers to the plant's prolific fruiting.