alkekengi

See also: Alkekengi and Alkekengi

English

Etymology

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

Noun

alkekengi (plural alkekengis)

1. A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).
2. 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.