jujube

3 definitions found

jujube - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jujube \Ju"jube\ (j[=u]"j[-u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr.
     zi`zyfon, Per. z[imac]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] Jiujutsu
        Jujitsu
        Jujutsu

  Christ's-thorn \Christ's-thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
     One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine,
     especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi
     , and Zizyphus vulgaris. The last bears the
     fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the
     most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.
     [1913 Webster]

jujube - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jujube
      n 1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: jujube,
           jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn,
           Ziziphus jujuba]
      2: dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn:
         jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube]
      3: chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to
         soothe a sore throat)