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noun

Jujube n.

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.

A chewy gelatinous lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit.

Jujube paste, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube; also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.

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Etymology of 'Jujube'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jujube" Quotes from Famous Books

... grubs: something midway between the softness of the amanitas and the firmness of the milk mushrooms? Let us begin by questioning the olive tree agaric or luminous mushroom (Pleurotus phosphoreus, BATT.), a magnificent mushroom colored jujube red. Its popular name is not particularly appropriate. True, it frequently grows at the base of old olive trees, but I also pick it at the foot of the box, the holm oak, the plum tree, the cypress, the almond tree, the Guelder rose and other trees and shrubs. It seems fairly indifferent ...

— The Life of the Fly - With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography • J. Henri Fabre

Words linked to "Jujube" : shrub, Chinese date, Christ's-thorn, drupe, Ziziphus, edible fruit, jujube bush, Chinese jujube, gumdrop