Jujube
//ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
- 2 chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat) wordnet
- 3 A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
- 4 dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees wordnet
- 5 The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.
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- 6 spiny tree having dark red edible fruits wordnet
- 7 A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
- 8 The fruit of this tree.
- 9 A type of candy; specific type varies by country. Canada, US
Example
More examples"Do you prefer jujube juice or coconut water?"
Etymology
From Middle English jujube, from Medieval Latin jujuba or Old French jujube, perhaps via Old Occitan from Classical Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․ First attested in the 14th century.
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