Definition of jujube
1
: a fruit-flavored gumdrop or lozenge
2a
: an edible drupaceous fruit of any of several trees (genus Ziziphus) of the buckthorn family
especially
: one of an Asian tree (Z. jujuba)
b
: a tree producing this fruit
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The first known use of jujube was in the 14th century
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