JU'JUBE, n. [L. zizyphum.] The name of a plant and of its fruit, which is pulpy and resembles a small plum. The plant is arranged under the genus Rhamnus. The fruit was formerly used in pectoral decoctions, but it is now in little reputation.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.