JUJUBE

jujube

(noun) chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)

jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube

(noun) dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees

jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba

(noun) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

jujube (plural jujubes)

The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.

A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.

Synonym: Chinese date

The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.

Synonym: Chinese date

A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.

Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu

The fruit of this tree.

Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu

(North America) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

Synonyms

• (Ziziphus jujuba tree): red date, Korean date, Indian date

• (Ziziphus jujuba fruit): red date, Korean date, Indian date

• (Ziziphus mauritiana tree): Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau

• (Ziziphus mauritiana fruit): Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau

Source: Wiktionary

Ju"jube, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zizf, zizaf, zayzaf.]

Definition: The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition