Meaning of JUJUBE
| Pronunciation: | | 'joojoob
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Chinese date, Chinese jujube, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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