maqui

noun

1. A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.

   “But based on independent laboratory tests, maqui berry is not nearly as strong an antioxidant as açai.”

   “Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis), also known as Chilean blackberry, is an edible berry that grows wild in central and southern Chile. A standardized anthocyanin rich formulation from Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis) administered at a dose of 500 mg/kg decreased fasting blood glucose and improved glucose tolerance in hyperglycemic C57/Bl6J mice fed a HF diet (Rojo et al. 2012).”

   “Maqui is another strong antioxidant, this time coming from southern Chile.”

2. The edible berry of this shrub.
3. (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of maquis (“Mediterranean coastal scrub”).