The fruit of the zizyphus; = jujube, n. 1a. Also: a zizyphus tree or bush (= jujube, n. 1b).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > jujube tree (10) zizypha1546 The fruit of the zizyphus; = jujube, n. 1a. Also: a zizyphus tree or bush (= jujube, n. 1b). jujube-tree1548 = sense 1b. jujube1562 Any of the species of Zizyphus which produce this fruit, as Z. vulgaris of the Mediterranean countries, Z. Jujuba of China, Z. Lotus of North Africa. lote-tree1581 A jujube tree of the southern Mediterranean, Zizyphus lotus, having edible, date-like fruits. Cf. lote, n.1 4b, lotus, n. 7. lotus tree1601 Any of the various trees and shrubs called ‘lotus’; esp. (a) the shrubby tree producing the fruit of Greek mythology, and the jujube tree Ziziphus… lote1658 The jujube tree Ziziphus lotus (= lotus, n. 7); (also) the fruit of this tree. Cf. lote-tree, n. 2. rare. mangosteen1750 Caribbean (Barbados). A kind of jujube tree, Ziziphus mauritiana. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete. lotus1809 The jujube tree Ziziphus lotus, of the southern Mediterranean region, which has edible, date-like fruits. Cf. lote-tree, n. 2, and lotus tree, n.… lotebush1846 (a) the jujube tree Ziziphus lotus (rare); (b) U.S. any of various other shrubs or trees of the genus Ziziphus or closely related genera; esp. Z. o… wongai tree1947 A name used in the islands off the north coast of Australia for the jujube, Zizyphus jujuba. Also wongai tree. |
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