jujube

noun

1. spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

   noun.plant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees

   noun.food

   Synonyms chinese date chinese jujube

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun

   Source: webster1913

5. A lozenge made of or in imitation of, or flavored with, the jujube fruit.

   noun

   Source: webster1913