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maqui
[ mah-kee ]
noun
- an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maqui1
1695–1705; < Spanish < Araucanian
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Example Sentences
There is a sort of scrub called Maqui which covers parts especially of Corsica and other Mediterranean countries.
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Djenan-el-Maqui proved to be suited to the needs of Charmian and Claude, and it charmed them both by its strangeness and beauty.
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At five o'clock that day the peace of Djenan-el-Maqui was broken by the sound of animated voices in the courtyard.
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If the opera were finished, the need for living in Mustapha removed, would she be glad not to return to Djenan-el-Maqui?
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I'd think of Djenan-el-Maqui, and wish I was a composer instead of a singer—for a fifth of a minute.
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