“jujubes” is a form of
jujube
/ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/ noun
Forms jujubes
- noun The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
- noun A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
- noun The fruit of this tree.
- noun A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
- noun (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.
Synonyms
Chinese date red date Korean date Indian date fructus jujubae ber Indian plum regi pandu Chinee apple Chinkee apple Indian jujube masau jujubean juju bean jujube bush Christ's-thorn Jerusalem thorn Ziziphus jujuba Chinese jujube
Etymology
From Middle English jujube, from Medieval Latin jujuba or Old French jujube, perhaps via Old Occitan from Classical Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․ First attested in the 14th century.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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. Jujube paste, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube; also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.
Etymology [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zizf, zizaf, zayzaf.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “jujube”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details