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alkekengi

alkekengi noun: a herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).

Noun

alkekengi (plural alkekengis)

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

Forms of alkekengi

pluralalkekengis

Origin of alkekengi

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

Questions about alkekengi

What does alkekengi mean?
Alkekengi means a herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).
What part of speech is alkekengi?
Alkekengi is a noun.
What is the plural of alkekengi?
The plural of alkekengi is alkekengis.

Words near alkekengi in the dictionary

  1. alkatriene
  2. alkatrienes
  3. alkavervir
  4. alkayida
  5. Alkebulan
  6. alkekengi
  7. alkekengis
  8. Alken
  9. alkenal
  10. alkenals
  11. alkene

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