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1. (n.) jujube
a small, chewy fruit-flavored candy or lozenge.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML jujuba, Rom alter. of < L zīziphum < Gk zízyphon jujube tree)
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1. (noun) jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba
spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
2. (noun) jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube
dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
3. (noun) jujube
chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
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1. (noun) jujube
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
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