jujube

[joo-joob]

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noun

a small candy or lozenge of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like and fruit flavoring.
Chinese date.

jujube

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noun

any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z. jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits See also Christ's-thorn
the fruit of any of these trees
a chewy sweet made of flavoured gelatine and sometimes medicated to soothe sore throats

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jujube¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin jujuba < Latin ��ī��ܳ� < Greek ��í��ǲ� jujube tree

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jujube¹

C14: from Medieval Latin jujuba, modification of Latin ��ī��ܳ�, from Greek zizuphon

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Food was one of the few things that poor migrant workers brought with them to the railroads, introducing the region to ginseng and jujube.

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This year he's proud of his crop of jujube or Chinese dates, persimmons, and yuzu, a type of citrus.

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Fortified with ginseng and jujubes, this Korean chicken soup is a garlic lover’s dream.

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Haoxiangni, which is based in the eastern city of Hangzhou, said in a separate filing that it had decided to sell as it wanted to focus on the jujube business.

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We climbed the Jethian valley, plucking tart berries from jujube trees.

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