WOLFBERRY

Etymology

Noun

wolfberry (plural wolfberries)

Any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.

Synonyms: boxthorn, matrimony vine, desert thorn

Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense

Synonyms: Chinese matrimony vine, Chinese wolfberry

The berry of this plant.

Synonyms: goji, goji berry

Source: Wiktionary


Wolf"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An American shrub (Symphoricarpus occidentalis) which bears soft white berries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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