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Webster 1913 Edition
Jujube
Ju′jube
(jū′jū̍b)
, Noun.
[F., fr. L.
zizyphum
, Gr. ζίζυφον
, Per. zīzfūn
, zizafūn
, zayzafūn
.] 1.
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. Jujube paste
, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube; also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.