Goji

//ˈɡoʊ.d͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

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boxthorngoji berrywolfberry

Example

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"Mary put some goji berries in her smoothie."

Etymology

Marketing coinage, likely an altered pronunciation of Mandarin 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ). The earliest known usage in print was in a 1996 publication. The first usage in the LexisNexis database is a 2002 newspaper article. Wider usage began in 2003 and 2004.

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