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: クコの実
Dried goji berries are often used in Chinese herbal medicine.
This soup contains goji berries.
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.