Meanings
- A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.
Maqui is another strong antioxidant, this time coming from southern Chile.
2016, Doreen Virtue, Robert Reeves, Nutrition for Intuition, unnumbered page2 more examples
But based on independent laboratory tests, maqui berry is not nearly as strong an antioxidant as açai.
2011, Alexander G. Schauss, Açaí: An Extraordinary Antioxidant-Rich Palm Fruit from the Amazon, 3rd edition, page 136Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis), also known as Chilean blackberry, is an edible berry that grows wild in central and southern Chile. A standardized anthocyanin rich formulation from Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis) administered at a dose of 500 mg/kg decreased fasting blood glucose and improved glucose tolerance in hyperglycemic C57/Bl6J mice fed a HF diet (Rojo et al. 2012).
2013, Diana E. Roopchand, Leonel E. Rojo, David Ribnicky, Ilya Raskin, “7: Anthocyanins and Metabolic Syndrome”, in Taylor C. Wallace, M. Monica Giusti, editors, Anthocyanins in Health and Disease, page 208Synonyms: Chilean blackberry, Chilean wineberry
- The edible berry of this shrub.
- misspellingMisspelling of maquis (“Mediterranean coastal scrub”).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.
Origin
- Chilean Spanishmaqui
- Englishmaqui
Borrowed from Chilean Spanish maqui, from Mapudungun.
More words from Chilean Spanish
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