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   Zhukov
         n 1: Soviet general who during World Warr II directed the
               counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and
               captured Berlin (1896-1974) [syn: {Zhukov}, {Georgi
               Zhukov}, {Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov}]

English Dictionary: Zhukov by the DICT Development Group
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.
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