See Also: alkekengi(medicine)
alkekengi(dictionary)

alkekengi (iou)



alkekengi noun. LME.
[medieval Latin from Arab. al- & Persian kakanj: see AL-2.]
An ornamental plant, Physalis alkekengi, native to southern Europe and Asia, bearing red berries enclosed by an inflated orange calyx. Also called Chinese lantern, winter cherry, and other names.