Iodine is a chemical element with symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists as a lustrous, purple-black metallic solid at a standard conditions that sublimes readily to form a violet gas. The elemental form was discovered by the French chemist Bernard Courtois in 1811.
Definition of CHOLLA. : any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern United States and Mexico that have needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath and cylindrical joints âcalled also cholla cactus.
Maturity Indices. The tomatillo or husk tomato (Physalis ixocarpa) is a small, spherical and green or green-purple fruit surrounded by an enlarged calyx or âhusk.â As the fruit matures, it fills the husk and can split it open by harvest.Tomatillos are the key ingredients in fresh and cooked green salsas and other Latin American dishes.aturity Indices. The tomatillo or husk tomato (Physalis ixocarpa) is a small, spherical and green or green-purple fruit surrounded by an enlarged calyx or âhusk.â As the fruit matures, it fills the husk and can split it open by harvest.