ziziphus

noun

ziz·​i·​phus

ˈzizəfəs

1

capitalized : a large genus of spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having triple-veined leaves and small cymose flowers with a 2-celled ovary see christ's-thorn , jujube, lotus tree

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Ziziphus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin zizyphus jujube tree, from zizyphum jujube

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