lote-tree
/ˈləʊtˌtriː/noun
1A nettle tree of the genus Celtis, specifically C. australis.
2A jujube tree of the southern Mediterranean, Zizyphus lotus, having edible, date-like fruits.
3More fully false lote tree, bastard lote-tree. A date plum of the Mediterranean and south-west Asia, Diospyros lotus, having small, sweet fruit. Now rare.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. From lote + tree.