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).
• (Aristotelia chilensis): Chilean blackberry, Chilean wineberry
• 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
25 June 2025
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