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Ziziphus


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Noun1.Ziziphus - spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubesgenus Ziziphusdicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationbuckthorn family, family Rhamnaceae, Rhamnaceae - trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal valuejujube, jujube bush, Ziziphus jujuba, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn - spiny tree having dark red edible fruitslotus tree, Ziziphus lotus - shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region

Ziziphus


Ziziphus

 

a genus of plants of the family Rhamnaceae. There are about 40 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best-known species is called Christ’s-thorn (Z. jujuba). Ziziphuses are large trees with life-spans as great as 300 years; some species are branching shrubs measuring up to 4 m tall. The young shoots have thorns, and the leaves are ovate, oval, or, occasionally, lanceolate. The flowers are bisexual and cross-pollinating. Flowering occurs in May and lasts six to eight weeks. The fruit is a drupe measuring 3–4 cm long and up to 2.5 cm across. The thin, shiny skin is red-brown or yellow, often with spots. The thick light-green or white pulp is pleasantly sweet (containing as much as 30 percent sugars) and crisp; it separates from the stone after drying. After slight curing, especially on the tree, the fruits improve in flavor. The fruits are used fresh or in the preparation of compote, fruit candies, and jams. Fruiting begins in the third or fourth year. Wild forms occur in Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, North China, and Japan; cultivated species are found in Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, the USA, and the USSR (Turkmenia, Tadzhikstan, and Uzbekistan).

A. D. ALEKSANDROV

Ziziphus


Related to Ziziphus: Ziziphus jujuba, Sisyphus
  • noun

Synonyms for Ziziphus

noun spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes

Synonyms

  • genus Ziziphus

Related Words

  • dicot genus
  • magnoliopsid genus
  • buckthorn family
  • family Rhamnaceae
  • Rhamnaceae
  • jujube
  • jujube bush
  • Ziziphus jujuba
  • Christ's-thorn
  • Jerusalem thorn
  • lotus tree
  • Ziziphus lotus
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