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English noun: jujube

1. jujube (plant) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits


SynonymsChrist's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Part holonymChinese date, Chinese jujube, jujube


Member meronymgenus Ziziphus, Ziziphus

2. jujube (food) dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees


SynonymsChinese date, Chinese jujube


Broader (hypernym)drupe, edible fruit, stone fruit


Part meronymChrist's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, jujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba

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


Broader (hypernym)gumdrop









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