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jujube

DEFINITIONS OF: jujube

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n spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

Synonyms:
Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba, jujube bush
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees

Synonyms:
Chinese date, Chinese jujube
Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
drupe, stone fruit
fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube

n chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)

Type of:
gumdrop
a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
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