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Jujube

Jujube Meaning & Definition
Jujube Definition And Meaning

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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