Found 2 items, similar to Jujube.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: jujube
jujube
n 1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn:
jujube bush,
Christ's-thorn,
Jerusalem thorn,
Ziziphus jujuba]
2: dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn:
Chinese date,
Chinese jujube]
3: chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to
soothe a sore throat)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Jujube
Jujube
\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.]
1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several
Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the
genus
Zizyphus, especially the
Zizyphus jujuba,
Zizyphus vulgaris,
Zizyphus mucronata, and
Zizyphus Lotus
. The last named is thought to have furnished the
lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
[1913 Webster]
2. A chewy gelatinous lozenge made of or in imitation of, or
flavored with, the jujube fruit.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jujube paste, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube;
also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.
[1913 Webster]