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单词 wolfberry
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wolfberry

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

noun, plural wolf·ber·ries.

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.

Origin of wolfberry

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; wolf + berry

Words nearby wolfberry

wokka board, Wolcott, wold, Wolds, wolf, wolfberry, wolf call, wolf-child, wolf cub, wolf dog, Wolfe
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Example sentences from the Web for wolfberry

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

    Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wolfberry

wolfberry
/ (ˈwʊlfˌbɛrɪ) /

noun

the berry of either of two plants of the genus Lycium, valued for its nutritional qualitiesAlso: goji
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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