(zizyphus jujuba)

  • 111jujube — n. 1 a any plant of the genus Zizyphus bearing edible acidic berry like fruits. b this fruit. 2 a lozenge of gelatin etc. flavoured with or imitating this. Etymology: F jujube or med.L jujuba ult. f. Gk zizuphon …

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  • 112Ziziphus — noun spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes • Syn: ↑genus Ziziphus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhamnaceae, ↑family Rhamnaceae, ↑ …

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