maquin.
/maˈkiː/, U.S. /mɑˈki/ An evergreen South American shrub, Aristotelia chilensis (family Elaeocarpaceae), yielding purple berries which are used in Chile to produce a fermented drink and a red dye, and sometimes to adulterate wine.
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1703 tr. A. de Ovalle Hist. Relation Chile i. xxii. 48/1 There are also Trees call'd Magues.
1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. iii. 116 The maqui a species of cornel.
1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 395 Aristotelia. After the celebrated ancient philosopher and naturalist Aristotle. Macqui is the name of this shrub in Chile.
1890 Daily News 5 Feb. 5/4 The Chilian Consul-General expresses his opinion that the attention of our farmers will soon be called to the cultivation of the plant known in Chili as the Maqui... The sudden demand for the dried Maqui berry in France is..not without significance.
1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 109/1 Macqui, A. chilensis.
1987 D. J. Mabberley Plant-bk. 44 Aristotelia... Cult. orn. esp. A. chilensis..(A. macqui, macqui, Chile—small ed. fr. preserved & used to colour wine).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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