jujube

Other forms: jujubes

Definitions of jujube

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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
3. noun

   chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
   type of:

   gumdrop

   a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals