noun
dried goji berry; Chinese wolfberry fruit
Refers specifically to the dried fruit of Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense, used in Chinese herbal medicine and cooking. Often encountered in the context of 枸杞 (くこ) or 枸杞の実.
See also: 枸杞の実
枸杞子は漢方薬によく使われる。
Dried goji berries are often used in Chinese herbal medicine.
このスープには枸杞子が入っている。
This soup contains goji berries.
Common loanword for goji berry, often used in health food contexts; 枸杞子 is the traditional term used in kampo and Chinese medicine.
From Chinese 枸杞子 (gǒuqǐzǐ), referring to the fruit of the wolfberry plant. The Japanese reading くこし is the on'yomi of the characters.