jujube Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
    Christ's-thorn; jujube bush; Ziziphus jujuba; Jerusalem thorn.
  2. noun dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
    Chinese date; Chinese jujube.
  3. noun chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)

WordNet

Ju"jube noun
Etymology
F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. , Per. zizfn, zizafn, zayzafn.
Definitions
  1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species 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.

Webster 1913