alkekengi noun.
[alkɪ'kɛndʒi] LME.[medieval Latin from Arab. al- & Persian kākanj: 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.
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