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jujube

ju·jube [ j jb ] (plural ju·jubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dark-red fruit: a plum-shaped dark-red fruit that is sometimes dried like a date

2. tree with red fruits: a tree that produces jujubes. Native to: Asia.  Latin name Ziziphus jujuba.

3. chewy candy: a chewy, usually fruit-flavored, candy made of gum or gelatin

[14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin jujuba< Greek ziziphos]
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