jujube

[ joo-joob ]

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noun

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

jujube

/ ˈdʒuːdʒuːb /

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
the fruit of any of these trees
a chewy sweet made of flavoured gelatine and sometimes medicated to soothe sore throats

Origin of jujube¹

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

Origin of jujube¹

C14: from Medieval Latin jujuba, modification of Latin zīzyphum, from Greek zizuphon

In Algeria the jujube is only cultivated or half-wild.953 So also in Spain.

They went to Falaise for a jujube, and, even under the apothecary's own eyes, they submitted his paste to the test of water.

They entered through the hedge of jujube-trees, beating down the branches with blows of the dagger.

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

The fruit of this jujube is not worthy of attention except from an historical point of view.

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