jujube
noun
[ ˈdʒuːdʒuːb ]
• the edible berrylike fruit of a Eurasian plant, formerly taken as a cure for coughs.
• the shrub or small tree that produces the jujube fruit, native to the warmer regions of Eurasia.
Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from medieval Latin jujuba, based on Greek zizuphos .
