Chinese date

Chinese date

noun
1.
an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
2.
the edible, plumlike fruit of this tree.
Also called Chinese jujube, jujube.


Origin:
1935–40, Americanism

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chinese date

noun
dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn: jujube
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Chinese date is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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