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An edible berry-like drupe, the fruit of various species of Zizyphus (family Rhamnaceæ).
The fruit of the zizyphus; = jujube, n. 1a. Also: a zizyphus tree or bush (= jujube, n. 1b).
The food of the lotus-eaters; = lotus, n. 2. Cf. lotus-eater, n., Lotophagi, n. Obsolete.
The Chinese date or jujube (genus Zizyphus). Also attributive, as ber-fruit, ber-tree.
The fruit of the Asian plant Zizyphus jujuba (Z. sinensis); cf. jujube, n.