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Wolfberry vs Goji - What's the difference?

wolfberry | goji |

As nouns the difference between wolfberry and goji

is that wolfberry is any of flowering species of the genus Lycium while goji is the wolfberry, a fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

wolfberry

English

(wikipedia wolfberry)

Noun

(wolfberries)
  • Any of flowering species of the genus Lycium .
  • The berry of this plant.

    • Synonyms

    * Chinese wolfberry * matrimony vine * goji berry

    goji

    English

    Noun

    (goji)
  • The wolfberry, a fruit in the genus Lycium , especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

    • Usage notes

    The UK Food Standards Agency notes: ‘[It has been] suggested that the name "goji" was originally applied only to the species L. [Lycium] chinensis'' and should not be used for ''L. barbarum . However, it appears that "goji" is widely understood in the UK to refer to the latter species .’

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