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Chinese wolfberry

Chinese wolfberry noun: either of two Chinese species of spiny shrub in the nightshade family, Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense, and their edible fruits, which are used in East Asian traditional medicine.

Noun

Chinese wolfberry (plural Chinese wolfberries)

  1. Either of two Chinese species of spiny shrub in the nightshade family, Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense, and their edible fruits, which are used in East Asian traditional medicine.

Synonyms of Chinese wolfberry

Forms of Chinese wolfberry

pluralChinese wolfberries

Questions about Chinese wolfberry

What does Chinese wolfberry mean?
Chinese wolfberry means either of two Chinese species of spiny shrub in the nightshade family, Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense, and their edible fruits, which are used in East Asian traditional medicine.
What part of speech is Chinese wolfberry?
Chinese wolfberry is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese wolfberry?
The plural of Chinese wolfberry is Chinese wolfberries.

Words near Chinese wolfberry in the dictionary

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  2. Chinese white radish
  3. Chinese white radishes
  4. Chinese wolf
  5. Chinese wolfberries
  6. Chinese wolfberry
  7. Chinese yam
  8. Chinese yo-yo
  9. Chinese yo-yos
  10. Chinese zodiac
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