alkekengi

See also: Alkekengi and Alkekengi

English

Etymology

Through French alkékenge, Spanish alquequenje, from Arabic كَاكَنْج (kākanj).

Noun

alkekengi (plural alkekengis)

A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.

Translations

bladder cherry — see bladder cherry

References

“alkekengi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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