wolfberry

[ woolf-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural wolf·ber·ries.

1. a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, of the honeysuckle family, having gray, hairy, egg-shaped leaves and pinkish, bell-shaped flowers, and bearing white berries.

wolfberry

/ ˈwʊlfˌbɛrɪ /

noun

1. the berry of either of two plants of the genus Lycium , valued for its nutritional qualities Alsogoji

Word History and Origins

Origin of wolfberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; wolf + berry

Example Sentences

Endangered mud turtles and pupfish drifted through a spring-fed pond; the branches of wolfberry shrubs sagged with orange-red fruit the size of jelly beans.

From New York Times

Able specializes in moving highly perishable goods, but these days its coolers are stocked with items seldom seen here: cartons of low fat chocolate milk, dried wolfberry powder, bags of Idaho onions, a thousand pounds of Tulare County oranges, dry rice headed to Panama.

From Los Angeles Times

They’d perforate the pipe in both sections to draw oil up, mixing the two meager flows together to make a single good “Wolfberry” well.

From Forbes

The deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2012, will add over 170 identified Wolfberry drilling locations and about 10,800 gross acres to Concho's acreage.

From Reuters

The Wolfberry play is an oil-rich zone.

From Reuters