wolfberry

American  

[woolf-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈwʊlfˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

plural

wolfberries

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.

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wolfberry British  

/ ˈwʊlfˌbɛrɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wolfberry

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 • Jun. 10, 2023

Then I thought it would be a good idea to use the wolfberry that grows wild on the prairies.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.