jujube

[ joo-joob ]

noun
  1. a small candy or lozenge of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like and fruit flavoring.

Origin of jujube

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin jujuba<Latin zīziphum<Greek zízyphon jujube tree

Words Nearby jujube

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How to use jujube in a sentence

  • The fifth doll was jujube, a colored boy, dressed in a fiery suit of red, with a blue cap and real rubber boots.

    The Bobbsey Twins | Laura Lee Hope
  • The fruit of this jujube is not worthy of attention except from an historical point of view.

    Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle

British Dictionary definitions for jujube

jujube

/ (ˈdʒuːdʒuːb) /


noun
  1. any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z. jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits: See also Christ's-thorn

  2. the fruit of any of these trees

  1. a chewy sweet made of flavoured gelatine and sometimes medicated to soothe sore throats

Origin of jujube

1
C14: from Medieval Latin jujuba, modification of Latin zīzyphum, from Greek zizuphon
  • Also called (for senses 1, 2): Chinese date

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