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   jujube

   /ˈdʒuːdʒuːb/

   noun

   • 1. the edible berrylike fruit of a Eurasian plant, formerly taken as a cure for coughs.
   • ▪ a jujube-flavoured lozenge or sweet. North American
   • 2. the shrub or small tree that produces the jujube fruit, native to the warmer regions of Eurasia.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, or from medieval Latin jujuba, based on Greek zizuphos.

   Scrabble Points: 22

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   • U

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