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jujube

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun jujube has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

jujuben. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zi`zyfon, Per. zīzf, zizaf, zayzaf.].
  •  The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus Zizyphus, especially the Zizyphus jujuba, Zizyphus vulgaris, Zizyphus mucronata, and Zizyphus Lotus. The last named is thought to have furnished the lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A chewy gelatinous lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jujube paste, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube; also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

jujube, n.
1 a any plant of the genus Zizyphus bearing edible acidic berry-like fruits. b this fruit.
2 a lozenge of gelatin etc. flavoured with or imitating this.

Etymology
F jujube or med.L jujuba ult. f. Gk zizuphon

ROGET THESAURUS

jujube

Sweetness

N sweetness, dulcitude, sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna, confection, confectionary, sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture, jam, julep, sugar-candy, sugar-plum, licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat, apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose, maple sirup, maple syrup, maple sugar, mithai, sorghum, taffy, nectar, hydromel, mead, meade, metheglin, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif, sugar cane, sugar beets, desert, pastry, pie, cake, candy, ice cream, tart, puff, pudding (food), dulcification, dulcoration, sweetener, corn syrup, cane sugar, refined sugar, beet sugar, dextrose, artificial sweetener, saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, Sweet'N Low, sweet, saccharine, sacchariferous, dulcet, candied, honied, luscious, lush, nectarious, melliferous, sweetened, sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey, sickly sweet, eau sucr_ee, sweets to the sweet.

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