Ziziphus

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Translingual

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Zizyphus joazeiro juazeiro

Etymology

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From Latin zīziphus.

Proper noun

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Ziziphus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – various species in the buckthorn family, including the jujube.

Usage notes

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  • Ziziphus is thought to be polyphyletic. Some of its species do not belong to its namesake subfamily Ziziphoideae.

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