Jujube

jujube
    n 1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube},
         {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn},
         {Ziziphus jujuba}]
    2: dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn:
       {jujube}, {Chinese date}, {Chinese jujube}]
    3: chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to
       soothe a sore throat)
    

Jujube \Ju"jube\ (j[=u]"j[-u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr.
   zi`zyfon, Per. z[imac]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.]
   1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several
      Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the
      genus {Zizyphus}, especially the {Zizyphus jujuba},
      {Zizyphus vulgaris}, {Zizyphus mucronata}, and {Zizyphus
      Lotus}. The last named is thought to have furnished the
      lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A chewy gelatinous lozenge made of or in imitation of, or
      flavored with, the jujube fruit.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   {Jujube paste}, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube;
      also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.
      [1913 Webster] Jiujutsu
      Jujitsu
      Jujutsu
    

Christ's-thorn \Christ's-thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
   One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine,
   especially the {Paliurus aculeatus}, {Zizyphus
   Spina-Christi}, and {Zizyphus vulgaris}. The last bears the
   fruit called {jujube}, and may be considered to have been the
   most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.
   [1913 Webster]