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Definition of Jujube
1. Noun. Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.
Terms within: Chinese Date, Chinese Jujube
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Ziziphus, Ziziphus
2. Noun. Dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit, Drupe, Stone Fruit
Group relationships: Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem Thorn, Jujube Bush, Ziziphus Jujuba
3. Noun. Chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat).
Definition of Jujube
1. n. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of 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.
2. n. A lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit.
Definition of Jujube
1. Noun. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees. ¹
2. Noun. a fruit-bearing tree, ''Ziziphus zizyphus'' ¹
3. Noun. The fruit of this tree, also known as Chinese date and ''fructus jujubae'' ¹
4. Noun. (North America) A type of candy; specific type varies by country. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jujube
1. a fruit-flavored candy [n -S]
Medical Definition of Jujube
1. 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. Origin: F, fr. L. Zizyphum, Gr, Per. Zizfn, zizafn, zayzafn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jujube
Literary usage of Jujube
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA, see jujube—z. ... see jujube—z. Sativa, «ee jujube—». ...
see jujube. ZOA'GRIA, from (»17, 'life,' and «yft», 'I catch up. ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"THE WILD jujube. Finally we come to the original wild jujube ... In general, this
wild jujube grows only as a bush; but when left alone in favorable ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"... from which is derived the generic name, and probably also jujube through the
French. In its native country it is a tree 20 or 80 ft. high, ..."
4. The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-cook, and Baker: Plain and Practical by Eleanor Parkinson (1844)
"This is usually sold for jujube paste, or else picked gum Arabic made into a ...
Gomme des jujubes—jujube Gum.—jujubes one pound, very white and picked sum ..."
5. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"The pomegranate is the only genus of its family (the Punicaceae), while the
jujube (genus Zizyphus) is one of 40 or 50 genera of the Rhamnaceae or Buckthorn ..."
6. The Book of Butterflies, Sphinges, and Moths: Illustrated by One Hundred and by Thomas Brown (1834)
"FRUIT OF THE jujube OR BYER TREE. ' I myself have seen them thus watching the brood.
This species cannot be confined, for so soon as the moth pierces the ..."
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