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🍒 A red berry 🌿 A berry plant
goji

goji

7.0
A spiny Asian shrub that produces small red berries
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊdʒi/
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  • Farmers in the region have started cultivating goji to meet the growing demand for superfoods.

Examples

  • A mature goji can produce hundreds of bright red berries each season.

  • I bought some fresh goji berries at the market.

  • The goji is prized for its nutritious berries in traditional Chinese medicine.

  • Have you ever tried goji berries?

  • I added dried goji berries to my smoothie for an extra boost of vitamins.

  • Her favorite snack includes a mix of nuts and goji berries for a superfood treat.

  • Many people believe that goji berries can improve energy and overall health.

Synonyms

Lycium barbarum
vsgoji
  • Specialized
8.6

A small bush with spiny branches that produces bright orange-red berries called goji berries

is the cultivated Asian shrub grown for small red fruit often harvested for eating

Surface Forms

goji singular
gojis plural

Etymology

Goji comes from the Chinese name gouqi for the spiny bush that makes the red berries, and English borrowed the name to mean the plant itself. That's why goji can mean the shrub people grow for its nutritious fruit.