Jujube : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jujube	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jujube n spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba] dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees Synonym(s): jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jujube \Ju"jube\ (j[umac]"j[usl]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zi`zyfon, Per. z[c6]zf[umac]n, zizaf[umac]n, zayzaf[umac]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jujube \Ju"jube\, n. A lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit.