different between jujube vs jojoba

English

Etymology

From French jujube, via Medieval Latin jujuba, from Ancient Greek ??????? (zízuphon)?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u?.d?u?b/, /?d?u?.d?u?.bi?/

Noun

jujube (plural jujubes)

1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
2. A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.

   Synonym: Chinese date

3. The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.

   Synonym: Chinese date

4. A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.

   Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu

5. The fruit of this tree.

   Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu

6. (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

Synonyms

• (Ziziphus jujuba tree): red date, Korean date, Indian date
• (Ziziphus jujuba fruit): red date, Korean date, Indian date
• (Ziziphus mauritiana tree): Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau
• (Ziziphus mauritiana fruit): Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau

Derived terms

• jube

Translations

Further reading

• jujube on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.?yb/
• Rhymes: -yb

Noun

jujube m (plural jujubes)

1. jujube (fruit)

Romanian

Noun

jujube

1. plural of jujub?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowi.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??h??b?/, /h???h??b?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ho??ho?b?/, /h??ho?b?/, enPR: h?-h??b?, h?-h??b?
• Hyphenation: jo?jo?ba

Noun

jojoba (plural jojobas)

1. A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

Synonyms

• (Simmondsia chinensis): goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, gray box bush

Derived terms

• jojoba ester
• jojoba oil

Translations

See also

• jujube

References

• jojoba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Simmondsia chinensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Simmondsia chinensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xo?xoba/, [xo?xo.??a]

Noun

jojoba f (plural jojobas)

1. jojoba (plant)

Further reading

• jojoba on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es