Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare English dogberry and see more cognates there.
mela canina f (plural mele canine)
- (botany, Tuscan) mandrake's berry
- Synonym: mela terrestre
References[edit]
- Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “mela”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 10, page 12