jujube
- n spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
- n dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
- n chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
- Sip jujube or ginger tea and nibble rice cookies served up as traditionally dressed women practice calligraphy and embroidery and perform music for heavy-footed visitors unused to .