jujube

Meaning

Noun

• The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
• A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
• The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.
• A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
• The fruit of this tree.
• A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

Related

Similar words

• red date, Korean date, Indian date
• Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau
• jujubean, juju bean

Origin

• From French jujube, via Medieval Latin jujuba, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον․