About The Word Jujube
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Jujube
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What's The Definition Of Jujube?
[n] chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
[n] dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [n] spiny tree having dark red edible fruits Synonyms | Synonyms for Jujube: Chinese date | Chinese jujube | Christ's-thorn | Jerusalem thorn | jujube bush | Ziziphus jujuba Related Terms | Find terms related to Jujube: See Also | bush | Chinese date | Chinese jujube | Christ's-thorn | drupe | edible fruit | genus Ziziphus | gumdrop | Jerusalem thorn | jujube | jujube | jujube bush | shrub | stone fruit | Ziziphus | Ziziphus jujuba Jujube In Webster's Dictionary \Ju"jube\ (j[=u]"j[-u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr.
zi`zyfon, Per. z[=i]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.]
The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean
and African species of small trees, of the genus {Zizyphus},
especially the {Z. jujuba}, {Z. vulgaris}, {Z. mucronata},
and {Z. Lotus}. The last named is thought to have furnished
the lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
{Jujube paste}, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube;
also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.
\Ju"jube\, n. A lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit. |
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