Jujube

['dʒuːdʒuːb]

Definition

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

(noun.) dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees.

(noun.) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits.

Typed by Corinne--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus Zizyphus, especially the Z. jujuba, Z. vulgaris, Z. mucronata, and Z. Lotus. The last named is thought to have furnished the lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.

Typist: Ruth

Definition

n. a genus of spiny shrubs or small trees the fruit of which is dried as a sweetmeat: a lozenge made of sugar and gum.

Typed by Cyril