Physalis alkekengi (bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, strawberry groundcherry, or winter cherry; Japanese: hÅzuki) is a relative of P. peruviana (Cape gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble paper lanterns.t is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan. It is an herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40â60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6â12 cm long and 4â9 cm broad.
Definition of beta blocker - any of a class of drugs which prevent the stimulation of the adrenergic receptors responsible for increased cardiac action, used t Definition of beta blocker - any of a class of drugs which prevent the stimulation of the adrenergic receptors responsible for increased cardiac action, used t dictionary thesaurus
â¢ BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT (noun). The noun BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT has 1 sense: 1. any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system. Familiarity information: BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.