MAQUI

Noun

maqui

A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.

The edible berry of this shrub.

Misspelling of maquis (Mediterranean coastal scrub).

Synonyms

• (Aristotelia chilensis): Chilean blackberry, Chilean wineberry

Anagrams

• umiaq

Source: Wiktionary


Ma"qui, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A Chilian shrub (Aristotelia Maqui). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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