date-plum fruit; to be executed by firing squad (dialect, humorous)
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date-plum tree (Diospyros lotus)
neutralAlso known as '软枣' or '君迁子'. It is a deciduous tree, not the common jujube (红枣).
The date-plum tree is growing luxuriantly in the yard.
The flowers of the date-plum tree have a very distinctive color.
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The scientific name of this plant is Diospyros lotus.
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date-plum fruit
neutralThe fresh fruit is yellow but turns dark brown or black after storage, becoming sweeter and softer. It is edible fresh or dried.
The dried date-plums prepared by grandma are especially sweet.
This kind of preserved fruit is made from date-plums.
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Date-plums and red jujubes have different nutritional values.
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bullet; (figuratively) to be executed by firing squad
dialectA humorous or euphemistic dialect term, comparing a bullet to a black date. The idiom '吃黑枣' means 'to be shot (by a gun)'. Use with caution as it refers to a serious topic.
That traitor ended up eating a 'black date' (i.e., was executed by firing squad).
In the underworld slang of the old society, 'eating a black date' meant being executed by gun.