wolfberry
/ˈwʊlf.bɛ.ɹi/
wolfberry noun: any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.
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
- The western snowberry, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, a shrub native to nothern and central North America.
wolfberry meaning in Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese
wolfberry in Arabic
- Lycium
- عَوْسَج ʕawsaj, لُسَاس lusās
wolfberry in Malay
- Lycium
- kauki, koki
wolfberry in Vietnamese
- Lycium
- củ khởi
- fruit of Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense
- kỷ tử, cẩu kỷ, cẩu kỷ tử
Synonyms of wolfberry
- boxthorn
- matrimony vine
- desert-thorn
- Chinese matrimony vine
- Chinese wolfberry
- goji
- goji berry
Forms of wolfberry
| plural | wolfberries |
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Origin of wolfberry
From wolf + berry.
Phrases with wolfberry
Questions about wolfberry
- What does wolfberry mean?
- Wolfberry means any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.
- What is wolfberry in Arabic?
- Wolfberry in Arabic is عَوْسَج (ʕawsaj), لُسَاس (lusās). See Wolfberry meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is wolfberry?
- Wolfberry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wolfberry?
- Wolfberry is pronounced /ˈwʊlf.bɛ.ɹi/.
- What is the plural of wolfberry?
- The plural of wolfberry is wolfberries.
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