Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL-KE-KEN'GI
AL'KA-NETAL-KEN'NA, or AL-HEN'NA
AL-KE-KEN'GI, n.
The winter cherry, a species of Physalis. The plant bears a near resemblance to solanum, or night-shade. The berry is medicinal. – Chambers.
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