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.

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goji berryChinese boxthorn
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Meanings

nounChinese wolfberry (plural Chinese wolfberries)

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: goji berry, Chinese boxthorn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither 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.

Similar
goji berryChinese boxthorn
Also see
chinese boxthornmatrimony vinewolfberry
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Chinese wolfberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20wolfberry

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“Chinese wolfberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20wolfberry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese wolfberry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20wolfberry.

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