(n) a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers, Syn. Mandragora officinarum, devil's apples
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[かのこ, kanoko] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 鹿の子絞り) cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; (2) (abbr) (See 鹿の子斑) pattern of white spots; dapples; (3) (abbr) (See 鹿の子餅) mochi containing red bean paste; (4) (arch) (original meaning) (See 鹿・か) fawn